This month’s Leadership Development Carnival is hosted by David Burkus of LDRLB – a blog devoted to Leadership, Innovation and Strategy. David has segmented the posts into the blog’s three focus areas saying, “Many of these posts belong in multiple categories, but that’s the nature of these three domains. They overlap substantially and, where they…
The Bridge Between Goals and Accomplishments
Mr. People Equation is taking a fitness course. The instructor gave the students this tee shirt. I like it. A lot.
Leadership Seesaw – Balancing the One with the Many
Is there a “difficult” employee causing trouble under your watch? What if this employee also happens to be very talented? When a leader must decide what to do about a technically skilled, yet socially difficult employee, here is what Ron McMillan, co-author of the book Crucial Conversations says in a recent newsletter from Vital Smarts:…
9 Things Team Members Want to Know About the New Boss, but Won’t Ask
Are you new to a leadership role? One of the most important things you must do is establish a rapport with your direct reports (or team members if it’s a project team). Bring your team members on board is #3 on my list of six key actions a newly appointed leader should take. One way…
Assessing Leadership Development Globally
Check out this infographic from the Mercer/Think blog . This slice of data caught my eye because leadership development is my thing and I’m currently working with two coaching clients who reside in the Asia Pacific region. As I read through this data, I wonder: would the statistics look all that different if we were…