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

Great Leadership By Dan

Financial management. Change management. The following functional areas exist within XYZ Widget: Finance, HR/Admin, Sales, Customer Service, Planning & Procurement, Materials Management, Manufacturing, and Quality Control. •Communication. Strategic planning. Strategic thinking. Creative thinking. Risk taking.

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How to Really Listen to Your Employees

Harvard Business Review

These are important traits, but it’s equally important for managers to stand down and listen up. Ram Charan. In 2004, Mike Colwell was promoted to manage a team of five directors, all of whom he’d worked with previously. Their VP of Finance kept warning them not to spend in a few key ways. Further Reading.

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