Gary is happy again. I met Gary during his first couple of years on the job. Back then, he was one happy engineer. He was also a very good engineer. Because he was a good engineer, his company approached him about being an engineering supervisor. For a long time, he said, “No.” Gary got married […]

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 on the job, leadership development turns insiders into CEOs, leadership development training, […]

Leadership development is for all leaders Are leaders born or made? When it comes to leadership development, the question is irrelevant. Sure there are some people who show up with a lot of the skills they need. But no one has all of them naturally. You still have to develop those “born leaders. “ 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 narrowing the learning/performing gap, are managers born or does leadership development matter, key competencies […]

Transition from individual contributor to manager is like a career change Jesse Lyn Stoner recently wrote a first rate post about the transition from individual contributor to first time manager titled “The Biggest Leap You’ll Ever Make: From Team Member to First-Time Manager.” The whole post is worth your attention, but here’s the money quote. […]

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 leadership development programs aren’t producing enough leaders, how to know if you’re clueless […]

Teeth to Tail “Teeth to Tail” is a military term for looking at the ratio of combat soldiers (teeth) to support troops (tail). In the world of business, it would compare the number of people doing the core work of the company with all support staff. Today’s companies are very different from even a few […]

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 leadership development race for client, managing talent in the digital age, […]

There are a few things in life you just can’t “get” until you experience them. Leadership is one of those things. That’s why your leadership development program needs to have a plan for what to do when a new leader just doesn’t work out. Leadership development is a sophisticated guessing game The big leadership development […]

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 book clubs for leadership development, picking executive education courses, workforce planning and leadership development, […]