I did supervisory training for newly promoted police sergeants for decades. Every three day program included at least two panels of experienced sergeants with street cred. They were always among the favorite parts of the program. It makes sense. Sure I was an “expert,” but I could never have the credibility that a highly esteemed […]

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 CEO succession, Walmart’s HR strategy, training for critical leadership skills, and beyond the blend […]

When I got back from the party, I did a little search to see if I remembered the article correctly. Sure enough, I found an article from September 2014 by Nicole Torres titled “Most People Don’t Want to Be Managers.” She refers to a CareerBuilder survey of more than three thousand full time workers. Here’s […]

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 invest in leadership development, the development of emotional intelligence, creating a […]

When I was a boy and we had a disagreement at the dinner table, my mother would often say, “That’s a fact, we don’t have to argue about it, we can look it up.” Off we would go to our home reference library. If we couldn’t look up said fact there, we called the Reference […]

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 building a mentoring program, networks as shackles for developing leaders, why some managers thrive […]

Leadership development has learning at the core Leadership development is a collection of learning experiences. Some (a few) happen in classrooms, but most happen in the workflow, taking on the challenges of the day. How learners connect with learning Learners should be able to find, select, and use learning experiences without formal organizational help. That […]