Leadership development should develop leaders for the real world You remember the real world. It’s where most of us live. That’s the world where leaders are people who have followers. Nothing fancy about that. Note well: “leaders are people who have followers.” That’s people like you and me. Not superior people, not people with amazing […]

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 the right workforce, why leadership development is like brushing your teeth, being a model […]

Leadership development is about developing leaders for new realities One of the most startling of the new realities is artificial intelligence. Even if many predictions are only partially correct, the leaders of the next twenty years will be working in an environment very different from when they started. In this post, I want to jog […]

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 changing leadership styles, selling your boss on leadership development, leadership development for the 21st […]

Leadership development is changing Early next month, the Judge Business School will hold an alumni reunion. I’m sure it will include the usual “so what are you doing now” and “it looks like John has put on a few pounds” discussions. Besides those, the main topic of the day will be “Business education for the […]

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 succession planning, the art and science of professional development, leadership development as a reward, […]

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 leadership development and cultural fit, leadership development mistakes, and learning and leadership development. From […]

Rich Wellins at DDI just published a fascinating blog post about the firm’s research into the value of different college degrees for business leaders. The title of the post is “What an MBA Program Won’t Teach You About Leadership.” Here’s the money quote: “Leaders with business degrees were strong in five of the eight leadership […]

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 leadership development and cultural fit, leadership development mistakes, and learning and leadership development. From […]

Richard Benson-Armer, Arne Gast, and Nick van Dam have a thoughtful piece in the May 2016 McKinsey Quarterly titled: “Learning at the speed of business.” If you’re concerned about how people learn and grow and the impact of digital technology, read the whole article. Here’s a piece that caught my eye. “Digitization offers a huge […]