Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 10, 2022

What’s your most valuable leadership practice? At the start of our work together, we’ll ask leaders and managers around the world for their most valuable leadership practice. For more on the valuable communication tool: look at Check for Understanding ). But What’s the MOST Valuable Leadership Practice?

Skills 498

Skills Leadership How To ROI 498

Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 14, 2012

A great executive development program should be more than lots of lectures and a few case studies. Dr. Elizabeth Weldon , a leading expert in executive development, recently conducted research for UNICON on what it takes to be effective in designing and conducting executive education programs. Individual assessment tools.

Tools 227

Tools Execution Development Participative 227

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 24, 2011

I have observed one leadership development process that builds leaders and helps companies make money at the same time - action learning. After seeing how action learning worked at GE and IBM, I am surprised that more companies don't do it. Use online support aids to keep attention. - Keep the lights up.

Action Learning 120

Action Learning Succession Learning-by-Doing Participative 120

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 27, 2011

That includes individual development goals. In a business context, individual development goals should be closely aligned with your short and long term job responsibilities. Each and every person’s situation is different, so there is no one-size-fits-all development plan. Career-wise, this is the granddaddy of development moves.

Goal 230

Goal Development Mentor Short-term 230

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 19, 2011

According to research from the book Why Woman Mean Business , women now represent a majority of the talent pool, a majority of the market, and better gender balance in leadership yields better corporate performance. BETTER BOTTOM LINE : - Companies with more women in leadership have a 35% higher return on equity.

Planning 229

Planning Development Metrics Succession 229

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 9, 2013

What’s needed to overcome what I call the “leadership crisis,” is not new technology or massive staffing changes. What’s needed is a shift in focus towards recognizing, supporting and developing leaders who possess both a strong “inner-core” of character and conviction and “outer-core” of leadership capability.

Human Capital 238

Human Capital Crisis Commitment Executive Coaching 238

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

At best, leadership development is a fun day out, at worst it is a gut wrenching, annoying exercise that leaves you cringing as someone teaches you to suck eggs. And it is managers’ ability to innovate, collaborate and adapt to a constantly changing environment that are the leadership skills we most need to develop.

Learning-by-Doing 259

Learning-by-Doing White Paper Leadership Development Diversity 259