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Is that Development Goal Really Worth it?

Great Leadership By Dan

When it came to individual development planning and coaching, I never used to be a fan of adding a lot of muckety-muck to the process. I’ve always felt that way when it comes to most HR and leadership development processes – simple is always better.

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6 Important Elements of an Executive IDP Process

Great Leadership By Dan

They fail to appreciate how much commitment and rigor is needed to create and implement them. It's one thing to write about how to create and implement the ideal executive IDP process - it's another thing when you are dealing with real, live human beings, as well as organizational culture and politics. I know I sure have.

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How to “Freshen up” your Stale Succession Planning Process

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I am struggling with how to take our established Succession Process to the next level. We have been using the 9 box and Likely 5 process for a number of years, and I am trying to figure out what is next and how to freshen up the process. How strategic is your process? How transparent is your process?

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What It Takes to Be a Leader

Great Leadership By Dan

It’s a test of your ability to hold yourself 100% accountable to follow through on what you promise (or commit) to doing. What we should be doing is committing to taking action ourselves and holding ourselves accountable for the goals we set out to do. Next, you must have 2 or 3 actions every day to do to achieve this goal.

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Playbook for a New Leader’s First 90 Days on the Job

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Besides periodic questions aimed at deepening your understanding of the organization, business, people, and processes, most of your time should be spent listening. 3) What are your professional goals? Give yourself 60-90 days to determine if you have the right mix of talent to achieve the goals and objectives.

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Hit Songs and Great Leadership

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Brant Menswar and Jim Trick: While on the surface, you would think the goal of any songwriter is to write a song that dominates the airwaves, flies up the charts, sells millions of records and wins a coveted Grammy Award. COMMITMENT Being disciplined begins with commitment.

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Why Purpose, Mission, Vision and Values Really Do Matter

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However, when these concepts are expressed clearly and concisely and relayed to the company, your business will be more focused on its future goals. With the aid of the ‘Why We Exist’ Canvas, you’ll be able to assess business problems standing in the way of achieving your goals and map out the steps in order to reach them.