The November 2012 Leadership Development Carnival is up at Dan McCarthy’s blog Great Leadership. It’s a hefty carnival – 32 submissions this month. Lots of great reading – a few highlights: – Are you coachable? – Business ethics and rationalization – Your leadership promise – Slowing down – the next big cultural challenge I’m…
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The Rewards of Leadership
Years ago I was a supervisor in a corporate Training & Development department. It wasn’t my first supervisory role, but two things made it unique from my previous management experience: I was promoted from within the department and it was my first time supervising full-time knowledge workers. Because of this dynamic, it was an exciting,…
The Great Leadership Development & Succession Planning Kit
I’ve noticed something about the blogging space – there’s a whole lot of content around general leadership and a lot less about the specifics of developing leaders in a company environment. That’s why I enjoy Dan McCarthy’s Great Leadership blog – he blogs about the business-related tactics needed to develop leadership competency at the organizational…
Leadership Assessments – Self-Scoring vs 360 Degree
Chances are, at some point in your career, you’ve been asked to complete a leadership assessment – either for yourself, or rating someone else’s leadership abilities. Based on your experience, you might have found the exercise enlightening or a waste of time not-so-great. People are naturally skeptical about assessments and for good reason – I’ve…
Leadership Development Carnival – NFL Edition
It’s time for the Leadership Development Carnival again. This month, regular carnival host Dan McCarthy kicks off the September carnival with an NFL-theme. Dan has organized the posts into the NFL divisions and each blogger featured offered up his or her favorite team. Even if you’re not a big football fan (I had to ask…