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 taking management education to a new level, why you should hire athletes, the five qualities of a great leader, andthe best leadership development strategy.
From Owen P. Hall, Jr.: Editorial: Taking Management Education to a Whole New Level
“Imagine a management education learning environment where the student is fully engaged and where the instructor serves as a Play-by-Play-Man! This sporting allegory is not a pipedream, but the new reality in enhancing learning opportunities and outcomes throughout schools of business. The empirical evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that pro-active students outperform their passive counterparts. Today, the technology exists to transform the sleepy old classroom into a dynamic learning environment. Many of these technological advances can be linked directly to the strides being made in professional sports.”
From Antoine Tirard and Claire Lyell: Why Your Next Hire Should Be an Athlete
“Athletes who became business successes have passion, resilience and leadership skills. Lessons learned from sport can help in business.”
From Get Lighthouse: Who do you promote? 5 Qualities of a Good Leader
“Chances are though, if you are going to promote someone from your team, they are likely to have limited or no management experience. So how do you know who to promote? Look for these qualities of a good leader.”
Thanks to Smartbrief on Leadership for pointing me to this story
From Tim Stevens: The Best Strategy for Developing Leaders Is No Strategy
“The secret is there is no secret. The strategy is a non-strategy. I’m convinced that it is better to have a leadership culture than a leadership development strategy. I’m not saying a strategy or training plan or process is bad. I just think a leadership culture is better.”
