I began my business career fifty years ago. Back then, coaching wasn’t a common part of anyone’s career development. Businesspeople thought coaching was an admission you needed help and didn’t have “the right stuff.” Things are different today. Today we know coaching can make a big difference in a manager’s performance and career. How big? […]

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 and the work, agile leadership development, finding time to learn, and top […]

Leadership development is failing too many people. I know far too many leaders who dread the thought of going to work every morning. Some of them are in bad situations, but many of them dread the day because they dread the work. In most companies moving into management is your only option if you want […]

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 changes in the way we do leadership development, trends in leadership development, and spotting […]

Leadership development programs develop people to lead others. Some of those leaders have a “leadership position.” But in the knowledge economy we need more leadership. We need people to assume a leadership role and influence others, even if they don’t have a leadership job. We do most of our work in teams. Most leaders are […]

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 the skills every leadership development program should teach, leadership development for a gig-driven world, […]

Leadership development programs help leaders master many skills. Experts differ on which ones are most important. Ron Ashkenas and Brook Manville think there are six fundamental skills. I read their article in the Harvard Business Review to find out what those were. I came across a comment on learning buried deep in the article I […]

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 the generation changing the future of work, a leadership development case study, a new […]

Leadership development programs prepare leaders for a future we can’t predict. We know the future will differ from today, but we’re not sure how. The leaders who master three important sets of foundational skills are most likely to succeed. No matter what the future holds, these basic skills will be important. Leadership development and people […]

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 reflection and motivation, getting the most from leadership training, breaking through learning blockers, and […]