Any time you take on a new leadership role, there’s a learning curve. Most experts agree that the first 100 days of a new leader’s job is vital to setting the stage for future successes. Now is not the time to jump in and make wholesale changes. That time comes in the second 100 days…
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Leadership Development Carnival – Hot Cocoa Edition
Here in West Michigan, the temperatures are turning chilly and in our household that means one thing: hot cocoa! A creamy, sweet mug of the stuff is the perfect companion when the snow flies and you have a pile of reading to do. So grab a cup of your favorite warm beverage and settle in…
5 Free Leadership Development Resources
In late September, 21 members of the Lead Change Group launched a book, The Character-Based Leader. I’m pleased to announce that five of the authors have stepped forward to offer $300 worth of free materials to readers of the book. My fellow authors Georgia Feiste, Christina Haxton, Lisa Petrilli and Susan Mazza have put forth…
Leadership Development Carnival – November 2012
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…
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,…