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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 It is therefor incumbent upon learning and development professionals to also be on a journey of continuous improvement and evolution of the methods by which we facilitate and guide the learning journey of leaders and enable more impactful and relevant leadership development.

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Elmore Leonard: Focus On What’s Important, Ignore Everything Else

N2Growth Blog

By John Baldoni , Chair, Leadership Development, N2growth. 10 that Elmore Leonard , a gifted storyteller and author of some 46 novels, posited in an essay on writing for the New York Times in 2001. Such insight is something that managers would be wise to consider. Try to leave out the parts that readers tend to skip.

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Will Lukang: The Character-Based Leader Co-Author Interview

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Character Based Leader Book Check out this great interview with Author, Will Lukang: Chapter Title: “Assessing Authentic Leadership Through Your Community” Will Lukang, PMP, CSM, CLDC Will Lukang seeks every opportunity to learn and grow so that he is able to pass his knowledge to younger generations.

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Stewart D. Friedman on “Leading the Life You Want”: Part 2 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

In 1984, Stew Friedman joined Wharton, where he is the Practice Professor of Management. In 2001, he concluded a two-year assignment (while on academic leave) at Ford Motor Company, as the senior executive for leadership development. Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life was published in 2008.

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10 Essential Leadership Models

Great Leadership By Dan

While there have been thousands of books written about leadership, there are a handful of leadership models that have served me well as a leader and leadership development practitioner. Situation Leadership. Developed by Ken Blanchard and Paul Hersey, it’s a timeless classic. Authentic Leadership.

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Stewart D. Friedman on “Leading the Life You Want”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

In 1984, Stew Friedman joined Wharton, where he is the Practice Professor of Management. In 2001, he concluded a two-year assignment (while on academic leave) at Ford Motor Company, as the senior executive for leadership development. Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life was published in 2008.

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Multi-Tasking: Is It Worth It?

Great Leadership By Dan

Back in 2001, in the article "Executive Control of Cognitive Processes in Task Switching," found in the Journal of Experimental Psychology - Human Perception and Performance, Vol 27. And a recent (September 2009) article from the Harvard Business School (HBS) references another study from Stanford University that supports the 2001 study.

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