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Make Sure to Learn from Your…. Successes

QAspire

When we reach (or beat) our goals, do we conduct a robust ‘after action review’ to get to the bottom of what went right? She consults with organizations to develop and deploy innovative instructional designs and training worldwide. But, can we say the same about our successes?

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The 5 Elements of a Strong Leadership Pipeline

Harvard Business Review

Right now, for example, the hot topic is “digital leadership” — driving organizations to be more innovative, iterative, and collaborative as they develop digital strategies to disrupt or transform their current business. The culture at GE, for example, centers on execution, simplicity, and innovation.

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Bring in Outside Experts to Mentor Your Team

Harvard Business Review

Experts are often looking for ways to help junior people in their profession, and younger employees are hungry for training and development. For example, research by Google, reported by Jolt , points out that less than 20% of tech employees in Silicon Valley believes the training they receive fits their goals and needs.

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Leadership Development Should Focus on Experiments

Harvard Business Review

Industry research, for example, shows that companies spent more than $24 billion on leadership and management training worldwide in 2013, an increase of 15% from 2012. Underlying this notion was the lack of tangible results that could be attributed to management training.

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Managing On-Demand Talent

Harvard Business Review

” While cost is clearly a consideration, managers describe the primary benefits of agile talent as increasing flexibility, speed, and innovation. And managers develop their own internal people by ensuring that top agile talent leaves behind some of their expertise through formal and informal training.