Back in my corporate period I never heard or used the word “mentor.” Those of us who were “fast trackers,” the term of the day for what we now call “high potentials,” were told to hope for a “rabbi.” A rabbi was a lot like a mentor. He (they were all he’s) was in senior […]

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 separating learning myths from reality, ways to improve leadership development, and four common mistakes […]

What if we chose leaders differently? Here’s the opening from a Washington Post article titled “This CEO lets his workers elect their bosses.” “Americans vote for their president. They vote for their local officials. They vote for aspiring pop stars on television shows. But they do not, in general, vote for who will be their […]

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 two types of high potentials, the leadership journey, 70-20-10 leadership development, and measuring the […]

Stephen J. Gill says we should “Stop Relying on Training for Employee Learning.” Here’s his basic reasoning. “Formal, event-based training (courses, workshops, seminars, MOOCs) has a place in corporate learning but only a small place and only for employee learning that can’t be achieved in other, more timely, less costly, and more effective ways. This […]