July 24, 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 strategic leadership development, strategic HR, why on-the-job training isn’t working, and setting up a […]
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July 22, 2015 by Wally Bock
We’ve come a long way. What is now the Thunderbird School of Global Management was founded in 1946 as the American Institute for Foreign Trade. Leadership development for “over there” For years the programs trained college graduates in the skills needed for managing a US company’s interests in a “foreign” country. In 1961, the Institute […]
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July 19, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.†Mark Twain Enzo, our latest guide dog puppy who is now doing his “undergraduate” work to become a working service dog for the blind has always been an early riser. As a result we tend to be getting less sleep than we would really like. Yes, raising a […]
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July 17, 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 why leadership development programs fail, leadership development outside the box, leadership development beyond training, […]
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July 15, 2015 by Ken Nowack
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: Help clients become aware of how they cope with work and life adversities. How […]
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July 15, 2015 by Wally Bock
When I started out in business, almost fifty years ago, experience was the thing. That made sense when the next year would look quite a bit like today. Markets were relatively stable. Planning five or ten years out was common. Those days are gone. Leadership development for a changing world When the business world was […]
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July 13, 2015 by Sandra Mashihi
 “Culture is a framework in which we communicate.” -Stephen Roberts There is increasing use of 360-degree feedback in different cultures and countries, as multi-national companies use it throughout their organizations. Differences in 360-degree feedback rating and interpretation should be expected to some degree in other cultures. Some dimensions that appear to be important include individualism […]
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July 13, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain A fairly recent State of the Industry Report by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) estimates that companies in the US spend nearly $130 billion on employee learning and development. That figure includes direct costs such as salaries for learning professionals, […]
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July 10, 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 top leadership challenges, mid-level talent trends, leadership development for Millennials, and crushing the forgetting […]
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July 8, 2015 by Ken Nowack
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: Help clients become aware of what how they see themselves vs. how others see […]
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