Designing leadership development programs for members of an organization’s senior leadership team is challenging. They’re a time-starved bunch. Some of them aren’t big fans of formal learning. And, if they’re lucky, they’ve already had past access to excellent learning opportunities. So the program needs to be relevant, practical and extremely engaging. How should training directors…
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28 Ideas for a Leadership Individual Development Plan
Individual Development Plans (IDPs) are the way that many companies formalize their employees’ professional development. Dan McCarthy of the Great Leadership blog posed this question recently to his blogger community: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader. However – if you had to recommend ONE THING that every leader should…
Leadership, Energy & Engagement – Frontline Festival
How can leaders use their own personal energy to harness employee engagement? How are energy and engagement intertwined? How can leaders build a culture of engagement in their organization? These questions are being explored over at Karin Hurt’s blog Let’s Grow Leaders. This month, she offers up over 25 essays from leadership writers, consultants and thought…
10 Stories of Leaders Who Created Opportunities for Others
Who are the people who “helped you become a better self”? That’s the question Bill Treasurer, author of Leaders Open Doors, asks in his Leadership Opportunity Blog Fest, which recently published. Even though I missed the chance to contribute to this blog fest due to my vacation, I still wanted to let you know about…
Employee Engagement – Colleagues Can Kill It Too
There’s a lot of talk about how “management” plays a key role in fostering employee engagement but they’re not the only ones who can kill employees’ morale. Oh, no, colleagues can do a mighty fine job with that as well. Kevin Kruse, author of Employee Engagement for Everyone calls the road-weary co-workers the “Downers” (referring…