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 how leaders can help others influence them, best books for leadership development, leadership development for the 21st Century workplace, and Coursera.
From Roger Schwarz: How Leaders Can Help Others Influence Them
“This is a fundamental gap in leadership approaches. Over the years, we’ve shifted from thinking of the leader as hero, to thinking of the leader as visionary, strategist, creator of culture, and team builder. Yet, as our images of leaders have shifted and evolved, we still seem frozen in the mindset of Dale Carnegie’s 1936 book How to Win Friends and Influence People. We still believe that the essence of leadership is about influencing others to do what we want them to do. We have a less admirable word for people who are influenced by others—followers.”
From Elaine Biech: Best Books for Developing Your Leaders
“During ATD’s Creating Leadership Development Programs Certificate program, talent development professionals often ask me to recommend the best books for developing leaders in this VUCA age. There are many excellent books available. If you have been asked to design a leadership development program for your organization, you probably need practical ideas and the books in the first list will help you. The second list focuses on competencies your leaders will need in this VUCA world. Both lists of books should meet your needs.”
From Hank Jackson: Principles of the 21st Century Workplace
“Drawing from our HR expertise and nearly 70-year history of helping people and organizations thrive, we have identified three principles that will enable us to meet the demands of business today. The 21st century workplace must be innovative, competitive and fair.”
From Jack Robinson: Coursera Bets on Corporate Learning
“For Coursera, corporate training may be an answer. Employers signing up for Coursera for Business pay to design custom programs drawing from the site’s 1,400 online classes, including titles such as ‘Business Analytics,’ ‘Python for Everybody’ and ‘Data Science.’ The program offers certifications for employees and tracking tools for HR. Companies already signed up include BNY Mellon and L’Oréal.”
