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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

A 2001 study by the Hay Group indicated a 2.5x This paper is about rethinking the practice of leadership and reforming the way we approach the development of leaders and leadership in our organizations. Unprepared leaders develop work-arounds. revenue increase for companies with high engagement levels. Next Practices.

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Hot Seat: Jeff Immelt at GE

Leading Blog

I N SEPTEMBER 2001, Jack Welch was a tough act to follow. In the wake of 9/11, GE’s people needed to hear, and to believe, that we had a plan and that, working together, they could help us execute it. And in 2001, the economic tailwinds that Welch enjoyed were about to shift. Transparency is an admirable goal.

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6 Defining Values of a Leadership Culture

N2Growth Blog

Why should the 8-year old, first generation, 88-person software development company in San Diego expect to have the same desired culture as the 48-year old, 3rd generation, 268-person manufacturing company in Rochester, NY? I help my clients build actionable implementation plans. Before starting Walton Consulting, Inc.

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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Strategic planning. An assessment should be done of the high potential employees to determine their current strengths and development needs. Here's a guest post by Gina Abudi , who I've had the pleasure of meeting a couple times here in New England.

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Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014

Michael Lee Stallard

Each year Admiral Clark communicated his Top Five priorities and as the Navy developed greater alignment with Clark’s Top Five, it became faster and more responsive. and planning for America’s response began while the embers of the fire from the terrorist attack still smoldered a short distance away.

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Accelerate Your Growth through Agile HR Practices

HR Digest

IBM is one of the leaders in agile adoption and has multiple articles that encourage the early inclusion of agile HR project planning and enterprise agility at all levels of the business. Agile HR can be defined by its principles of responsiveness that encourage restructuring of work to facilitate immediate feedback, planning, and action.

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The 9 (or 99?) Ps of Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Sander Flaum: Back in 2001, when I was asked to lead a forum in leadership at what is now the Fordham Gabelli Graduate School of Business, the concept was to bring noted leaders (business and otherwise) into a classroom where they could share their experiences and insights with MBA students.

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