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Leadership Development Paradox

Coaching Tip

Back in October 2003, BusinessWeek reported that 134 companies from 20 nations spent $210 million to enroll 21,000 employees in executive leadership programs. Since leadership development is not an event, that's a significant investment in classroom activities that may or may not produce company leaders or even better managers.

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Future Leadership

Marshall Goldsmith

Who will design, manage, and deliver world-class leadership programs? Leadership development is becoming closely aligned with and used to support corporate strategy. Best-practice organizations view the leadership development process as an increasing source of competitive advantage. Life is good.

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Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

In 2012, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The largest, best-educated generation in history has become an under-utilized resource, vastly unprepared to move into positions of responsibility and leadership. The lack of skill development and leadership development among Generation Y affects every generation.

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Coach Bill Snyder's 16 Goals for Success - by Nathan Magnuson

Nathan Magnuson

December 24, 2012. I’m a sucker for leadership philosophies embraced by successful athletics coaches. I think the reason is that athletics provides one of the greatest leadership development opportunities out there because players learn to work as a team toward a common goal in a competitive environment. Leadership (26).

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How Leaders Are Creating Engagement In Today’s Workplaces

Tanveer Naseer

Specifically, how do we go about fostering an engaged workforce when we have fewer resources, more competition, and need to accomplish more in less time. This was the focus of HCI’s 2012 Employee Engagement Conference where business leaders from NIKE, Warner Bros. It’s a requirement.”

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Turning Those Flabby Abs Into That Sexy Six-Pack

Marshall Goldsmith

I recently got a call from Mary, an EVP for human resources, who was dealing with the integration of people and systems after her company had made a large acquisition. He needs to realize that lasting leadership development is a lifelong process. I see the impact of this kind of thinking all the time. It takes time.

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360 Survey On the Wall…I Hardly See Myself at All

You're Not the Boss of Me

This post, from January 2012, challenges the 360 degree feedback process first popularized in the 1990s. Building Relationships communication Human Resources Leadership Development Organizational Effectiveness 360 Degree Feedback Building Trust coaching' I’m not a big fan of surveys. What do you think?