Michael Wade wrote a wonderful post on his Execupundit blog about learning from the military. The whole post is worth reading, but here’s a wisdom kernel. “I don’t know of any large employer who comes close to that elevated form of employee development; a form which trains thousands of people so frequently and so well. […]

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 training Millennials expect but don’t get, preparation as the key to success, terrifying […]

The Corporate Life Cycle I have my own theory of the corporate life cycle. In the beginning the people who rule the business are the people who make the product or deliver the service. The business is vibrant and growing. Then the marketers take over. That’s not too bad, but then the accountants rule the […]

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 peer coaching, promoting leaders, your high potential program, and ten ways to take charge […]

“Developing Peer Coaching: 10 Suggestions for Success” is the title of an article by Dr. Robert M. Fulmer and John E. Brock in the Graziadio Business Review. Here’s part of the teaser copy for the article. “peer coaching is clearly an emerging strategy used to develop leaders and establish a coaching culture in organizations—especially in […]

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 annual PwC CEO survey, leadership as an organizational competency, identifying critical talent, and […]

Jack retired early, just about thirty years ago. None of the top management of his company today knew him, but he’s shaped every one of their careers. Here’s how it happened. In the 1970s, Jack was thinking about how to create a cadre of young leaders for his company. Early in his own career, twenty […]

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 development mindsets, turning star workers into bad leaders, and developing leaders in the Social […]