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Leadership Development Paradox

Coaching Tip

Training interventions were originally built around the classroom, and many organizations have been reluctant to stray from their roots. Back in October 2003, BusinessWeek reported that 134 companies from 20 nations spent $210 million to enroll 21,000 employees in executive leadership programs.

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How to Achieve Better Gender Balance through Succession Planning and Development

Great Leadership By Dan

Train Leaders in the importance of gender balance. Every successor should also have an individual development plan (IDP) and a senior level mentor. Mentors can help paint a realistic picture of the role, advantages, disadvantages, and implications. Engage high potentials in career and development discussions.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

Almost every world-class, high-performance organization takes training and education seriously. Their dedication to relentless training and intensive preparation, however, is utterly alien to the overwhelming majority of businesses and professional enterprises worldwide. That’s why we train so hard.”

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?How to Make Diversity and Inclusion Real?

Harvard Business Review

In 2002 and 2003, partnering with Catalyst , we took a hard look at ourselves. We challenged leaders to strengthen their understanding through our recruiting and training, following best practices and by example. Deploy mentors and support networks. ?We Perhaps these steps can be helpful to your company, too. ?1.

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Why IBM Gives Top Employees a Month to Do Service Abroad

Harvard Business Review

Employees engage in two months of training while working full time, spend one month on the ground on a 6- to 12-member team tackling a social issue, and then mentor the next group for two months. So far, IBMers have completed over 1,000 projects.

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Why IBM Gives Top Employees a Month to Do Service Abroad

Harvard Business Review

Employees engage in two months of training while working full time, spend one month on the ground on a 6- to 12-member team tackling a social issue, and then mentor the next group for two months. So far, IBMers have completed over 1,000 projects.

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An Interview with Larry Spears, a Servant-Leadership Legend

Modern Servant Leader

I’m fortunate to count Larry among my mentors and friends. Those of us who aspire to servant-leadership, who try to practice and live our lives as servant-leaders and servant-leaders in training, it’s generally good for us to keep the focus on ourselves. Like you said, we’re all servant-leaders in training.

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