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…
Personal Effectiveness
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…
Advice for New Leaders – 32 Ways to Start Strong
What’s the best advice you ever received upon assuming a new leadership role? What, nobody gave you any advice?! Well, then, I have a great resource for you. Dan McCarthy, author of the award-winning blog Great Leadership is changing up his monthly leadership development blog carnival this month. He asked for leadership bloggers to submit…
The Goldilocks Rule and Leadership Strengths
Remember the book Now, Discover Your Strengths? Published in 2001, the book by Marcus Buckingham and Donald Clifton (a pioneer of the “Positive Psychology” movement), this book put the idea of focusing on one’s strengths in the limelight. I support the basic premise – invest in building one’s natural talents rather than focusing solely on…
How I Work – The People Equation Edition
Sharlyn Lauby of the HR Bartender blog has challenged her colleagues to complete the following list of questions related to how I organize my work day. You can see the origins of the How I Work series on Sharlyn’s blog. This is an interesting exercise. Although I thought I’d breeze right through, it took me…