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Action-Learning based leadership development using entangled-trios

Mike Cardus

Cross-Functional Collaboration – Action-learning based leadership development. Instead of pulling new and experienced supervisors into a series of classes and lectures, we wanted to engage in action-learning. The approach combines vertical leadership development with an Action Learning philosophy.

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7 Factors Affecting the Success of Organizational Leadership Development

Center for Creative Leadership

When I ask clients what kind of return they’re looking for from a leadership development initiative, it’s usually in terms of how the initiative can have a visible, measurable impact on the organization. Many factors drive the success of a leadership development initiative. Involve your business unit managers.

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The Widening Gap Between Leaders and Up-and-coming Leaders…and What to Do About It

Great Leadership By Dan

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. 3) Alignment-“Must Do”.

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Winners Are Born In Difficult Times

Tanveer Naseer

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. Perhaps, but that’s how most managers and executives I work with see it…. Now, let’s compare for a moment this to how most of us approach leadership development.

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If Your Business isn’t Agile, You Won’t Have a Future. It’s That Simple

Great Leadership By Dan

To compete effectively, speed, innovation and intense customer focus are of essence. Yet conventional silos, management practices and mindsets act as brakes on all of these. To build an agile organization requires a revolution in conventional management thinking and practice. Is it possible to get the best of both worlds?

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Great Leadership for Challenging Times

Great Leadership By Dan

Don’t bad mouth your manager, your company, your competition, the government or your co-workers. Focus on what you and your team can do, and offer to help your manager and co-workers. Tough times are an opportunity to drive change and innovation. Think task forces, committees, action learning, and Kaizen workshops.

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Three Key Criteria for Choosing the Right Custom Learning Partner

The Center For Leadership Studies

Endurance in the business of custom learning development is a key indicator that a provider is agile, innovative, responsive and able to consistently exceed client expectations. Do they share expertise via thought-leadership, publishing, webinars, blogs, etc.? Contribution to L&D industry/thought-leadership.