January 28, 2015 by Wally Bock
Where should you put your leadership development resources? If you want to get the most profitability bang for your development buck, where should you put your money? I nominate frontline supervisors. As a group they have more to do with the engagement and performance of workers than any other group. In his excellent book, Good […]
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January 26, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.†Johann Wolfgang von Goethe It’s no secret that leaders have inflated viewsof their skills, knowledge and competence–we’ve known this for a long time as it’s a consistent finding in all 360-degree feedback research ((Nowack, K. (1992). Self-assessment and rater-assessment as a dimension of […]
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January 25, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, know when to runâ€Â Kenny Rogers THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF “HOLDING” In a series of studies by Angela Duckworth and colleagues, individuals demonstrating “grit” were more likely to be successful in both academic and job related measures of […]
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January 23, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“It’s easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that’s the hard part. “ Casey Stengel One of the things our company has done for the last 20 years is to identify potential leaders using developmental assessment centers ((Nowack, K. (1997). Congruence Between Self and Other Ratings and Assessment Center Performance. Journal of Social Behavior […]
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January 23, 2015 by Wally Bock
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 performance capability, the CEO’s biggest ally for building a top executive team, selecting […]
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January 21, 2015 by Wally Bock
Leadership development happens mostly on the job Charles Jennings wrote a marvelous post titled “Workplace Performance: 70:20:10 – Above All Else It’s a Change Agent” that includes many insights and pointers to other work. Here’s the first bit that caught my eye. “The evidence, however, does point to the fact that most learning is experiential […]
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January 18, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.” Steven Wright New Talent Management Facts Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Super-commuting across the country once a week is on the rise in major regions in the […]
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January 16, 2015 by Wally Bock
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 getting into the CEO’s inner circle, a manager’s guide to executive coaching, Millennials eyeing […]
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January 14, 2015 by Wally Bock
Wouldn’t it be great if we could do all our leadership development by checking off things on a list? Consulting firms make it easy for us. Claudio Feser, Fernanda Mayol, and Ramesh Srinivasan from McKinsey tell us that “the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage four types of behavior.” Korn Ferry says that […]
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January 9, 2015 by Wally Bock
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 hiring for cultural fit at the top, workers on tap, how bob sutton teaches […]
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