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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BRILLIANT LEADER OCTOBER 10, 2011 How Should We Measure Leadership Performance? The issue of how we should measure leadership performance is an interesting one. Historically, most leaders would have been judged purely on the results they deliver, that is, delivery against their goals, objectives and targets. But is this enough? You only have to take a look through a selection of posts on my leadership blogroll [.]. | BRILLIANT LEADER FEBRUARY 14, 2012 Finding Potential I recently came across a great site, aptly named Finding Potential, that offers a bunch of free, high quality assessment tools. These tools provide a very useful solution for companies of all sizes and are focused in three areas: Personality Assessment – This is a simple personality questionnaire baed on self-assessment by individuals. | | | | | |
| BRILLIANT LEADER JULY 4, 2012 Are leaders responsible for employee engagement? Last year, I wrote an article suggesting that leadership performance should be measured via a hybrid of results and employee engagement. But to what extent can leaders be held responsible for the motivation and engagement of their people? To a certain extent, each team member must be responsible for their own motivation and career development. However, | BRILLIANT LEADER OCTOBER 22, 2011 High Trust Leadership One of the age old questions that continues to drive many people to distraction is “What is the difference between management and leadership?” There are of course a plethora of answers to this question that have kept academics, trainers and writers going in perpetuity. For me, one of the key differences between the two is [.]. | BRILLIANT LEADER OCTOBER 7, 2011 The Iceberg Effect In my latest book, Brilliant Leader 2nd Edition, I explain the iceberg effect in relation to the jobs that people do. Essentially, there are those parts of a job that we can see – the tasks that people do and the skills that they employ. And then there are the contributing factors that we don’t [.]. Uncategorized Leadership Leadership Development | BRILLIANT LEADER OCTOBER 14, 2011 SCARF – a new model of human motivation It is a testament to the work of Abraham Maslow that his model of human motivation has endured for the best part of 70 years. While leaders around the world have learnt about Maslow’s Hierarchy at business school throughout the modern age, few would have found it particularly useful in helping to motivate their staff. [.]. | | | | | | | |
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BRILLIANT LEADER | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2011 ASTD International Conference and Exposition 2012
Save the Date! This year’s ASTD (American Society of Training & Development) International Conference and Exposition is being held in one of my favorite cities in the world – Denver, Colorado. The dates are 6-9 May, maybe a little late for combining it with some skiing but who knows? m not planning on presenting at [.]. MORE >> -
BRILLIANT LEADER | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012 Insights from the Neuroleadership Summit 2012
#2012NLS This was my first Neuroleadership Summit so I was unsure what to expect. It is a relatively small event (circa 300 attendees) which is not surprising given the emerging nature of the discipline. For three segments of the day, there is only a single session to attend (i.e. no choice) with a choice of [.]. MORE >> -
BRILLIANT LEADER | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011 Leadership Development versus Leadership Training – Is there a difference?
When I introduce myself to people as a Leadership Development specialist one of the more common responses revolves around leadership training – “So you run leadership training?”, “What type of leadership training do you specialize in?”, “I really value leadership training” etc. You bet [.]. MORE >> -
BRILLIANT LEADER | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 ASTD Conference 2012 – Tuesday
Following her impactful performance on yesterday’s panel session, I decided to switch my planned first session today and attend Beverly Kaye’s May I See Your Whine List? How managers can support development. Key messages from Bev’s intro were: - Organizations should begin to reward people for just growing in their careers. MORE >> -
BRILLIANT LEADER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011 Leading Remote Workers
If the 2011 CISCO Connected World Technology Report is anything to go by, attracting and retaining the top talent of the future will be less about the traditional workplace motivational drivers and far more about issues such as remote working and flexible working hours. What challenges does this trend create for leaders? MORE >>
- The Definition Of Leadership BRILLIANT LEADER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012
- Leadership – It’s a marathon not a sprint BRILLIANT LEADER | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2011
- How should we measure leadership potential? BRILLIANT LEADER | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011
- Be careful when you throw things over the fence BRILLIANT LEADER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012
- Leadership Digital BRILLIANT LEADER | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011
- ASTD Conference 2012 – Sunday BRILLIANT LEADER | SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012
- Do Cultural Boundaries Exist? BRILLIANT LEADER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
- Leading with the brain in mind BRILLIANT LEADER | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2011
- ASTD Conference 2012 – Wednesday BRILLIANT LEADER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012
- ASTD Conference 2012 – Monday BRILLIANT LEADER | MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012
- Leadership Bite Size – Be Positive BRILLIANT LEADER | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011
- Leadership Bite Size – Ask For Feedback BRILLIANT LEADER | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011
- How can leaders provide invisible support? BRILLIANT LEADER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
- A Leadership Imperative – Developing Yourself and Your People BRILLIANT LEADER | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- Steve Jobs – A Great Innovative Leader BRILLIANT LEADER | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011
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