Leadership development should always be evolving to adapt to new conditions and make use of new ideas. Enter Deborah Rowland of the London School of Economics who wrote an intriguing piece on their blog, titled, “Leadership development today requires that faculty act less as experts, more as Sherpas.” Here’s the golden kernel. “Sherpas are a […]

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 improving leadership training, leadership development for emerging leaders, the value of visibility, and the […]

Leadership development only makes a difference in your company if it makes a difference in aspiring leaders and their performance. Karin Hurt zeroes in on how you do that in her post, “5 Powerful Ways to Ensure Leadership Training Sticks.” Here’s a list of Karin’s five ways. 1. “Design the training around business outcomes. 2. […]

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 “pop up” leadership development, what’s missing in leadership development programs, developing ambidextrous leaders, and […]

Leadership development should be part of everyday work life, but often, it’s not. Julie Winkle Giulioni describes the situation in her post, “‘Pop-ups:’ A Promising Model for Development.” “Too frequently, development is treated like the businesses in which it operates. Managers have fixed times and places where coaching and mentoring occur. Individual development-planning sessions and […]

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 hot leadership development topics, why you should not have a leadership development retreat, the […]

Leadership development is all about change and there’s an old lightbulb joke that summarizes the situation. Question: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: Only one, but the lightbulb must sincerely want to change. OK, OK, that’s not very funny, but it is true. You can have a state-of-the-art 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 , creating results-oriented leadership  programs, offering training and development to Millennials, and hiring for […]

Leadership development programs are not enough Leadership development programs are important, but they can’t do it all. Effective leaders learn a lot on their own and reading is their primary tool. Here are some ways to get more from your reading. Leadership development reading tips Leaders are readers. Leaders also read differently. During the past […]

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 a leadership development mindset, leadership development and e-learning, the ROI of training, and constructing […]