Few would argue that “leadership effectiveness” is one of the most important elements of business success. Yet, how many leaders in their organizations make their own leadership development a top priority? Even fewer set out to make a monumental personal transformation along the way. Yet that just what’s needed in today’s complex work world: leaders…
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23 Leadership Essays via @LeadChangeGroup
The Lead Change Group is hosting this month’s Leadership Development Carnival. In it, you’ll find over 20 leadership authors, consultants and coaches who wrote about various leadership topics, including: Leaders who have “real” conversations Helping people avoid the “drama” that sometimes needlessly occurs in the workplace How to lead people, even when they irritate you…
Tips for Improving Your Company’s Leadership Development
When I interviewed Devin Lemoine for the Smartblog on Leadership article, Is your star player ready for a promotion? she offered up excellent advice for companies seeking to develop their leadership talent. Lemoine, who is the President of the leadership development consulting firm Success Labs, had so many great ideas that I couldn’t use them…
Every Star Player Isn’t Necessarily Senior Leadership Material
Do you have top performers that are ready for promotion? Before you offer more responsibility, determine if your star players are “high potential” or “high professional.” This distinction is important because you want to offer the challenge to people who are both able and willing to step into a larger role. How to tell the…
Tips for Running a High-Potential Leadership Development Program
Back in the day when I worked for a large corporation, there were employees who had been selected for some sort of quasi-secret leadership development program. It was this weird situation in which Suzanne (or Jose, or Robert) was reportedly in “the program” but they couldn’t talk in detail about it with people outside of…