November 2, 2016 by Sandra Mashihi
 “The general consensus seems to be that I don’t act at all.” -Gary Cooper Average scores are typically used by vendors in 360-degree feedback reports.  However, without a way to discern outliers, polarized scores and rater agreement, the interpretation of average scores can be quite misleading in reports. It is not uncommon to use average […]
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November 2, 2016 by Wally Bock
For a couple of decades, I was one of those people that companies brought in to help their developing leaders learn a thing or two. In my case, the thing or two was about the one-on-one parts of leadership. I did a good job, but it was always a challenge to learn about the organization […]
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October 31, 2016 by Sandra Mashihi
This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise:Â A technique for identifying what changes clients are most motivated to make. How to Administer […]
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October 28, 2016 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 why companies overlook great candidates, why talent matters in leadership development, a growth mindset […]
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October 26, 2016 by Sandra Mashihi
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” -Warren Buffet Let’s be honest — Not all organizations are “ready” for 360-degree feedback. All too often it gets introduced in the middle of a very large organizational change (e.g., merger or acquisition) or some other untimely organization-wide event. 8 […]
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October 26, 2016 by Wally Bock
Rebecca Knight’s article on the Harvard Business Review site asks a simple question: “Is Your Employee Ready to Be a Manager?†Here’s how she describes the challenge. “You have an ambitious team member who’s asking to be promoted to manager. He’s great at his job, but is he really ready to lead? How do you […]
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October 24, 2016 by Sandra Mashihi
This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise:Â Provides a four step process to building an optimistic attributional style. How to Administer and […]
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October 21, 2016 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 From Cassandra Frangos: Identifying Leaders Who Could Bypass the Typical Promotion Path “Today, companies […]
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October 19, 2016 by Sandra Mashihi
“Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.†–Albert Einstein Upon receiving the 360-degree feedback results, individuals often feel challenged about how to interpret their results in a meaningful way, particularly when there are differences between views of rater groups. Should participants of the 360-degree feedback focus their […]
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October 19, 2016 by Wally Bock
Jack Zenger recently wrote another of his excellent columns for Forbes. The title is “Why Leadership Development Doesn’t Change Some People (And How To Turn Them Around).” As usual, the entire piece is worth reading, but there were two comments that flipped my thinking switch. Leadership development isn’t about perfection Jack says that many company […]
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