Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about why you should stop outsourcing leadership development, the factors that create outperforming stars, how […]

How’s your leadership development program doing? If you can answer that question you’re in very select company. DDI says that only one company in ten evaluates the effectiveness of their leadership development program. That matches my experience. Just about every company where I did training over a couple of decades evaluated training using that famous […]

Once upon a time, coaching wasn’t considered important in business. Actually, “once upon a time” wasn’t very long ago. It’s how things were when I was coming up in business. Back then, things were different than today. Back then, people were promoted to their first leadership position based on their knowledge of the work. Leaders […]

Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about how leaders can help others influence them, best books for leadership development, leadership development […]

If you’re interested in leadership development, put Neil Irwin’s New York Times article, “How to Become a C.E.O.? The Quickest Path Is a Winding One,” on your must-read list. Here’s the first of two money quotes. “To get a job as a top executive, new evidence shows, it helps greatly to have experience in as […]

Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about mentoring as a two-way street, leadership development for NextGen leaders, four keys to organizing […]

Leadership development and personal growth David Ogilvy said that he wanted to hire people “with well-furnished minds.” If you’re waiting for your company to help furnish your mind, you could be in for a long wait. Leadership development and reading Leaders are readers because reading helps you benefit from experience that’s not your own. Reading […]

Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about deconstructing the development mindset, leadership development with impact, and succession planning. From Julie Winkle […]

“It’s in our DNA.” You can’t miss hearing or reading that statement. Advertising agencies tell you that creativity is in their DNA. Mercedes-Benz says that safety is in their DNA. In fact, organizations of all kinds use the phrase to claim some virtue. Stephen J. Gill just wrote a blog post titled: “10 Principles of […]