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If You Want A Diverse Workforce, You Need A Diverse Recruitment Committee

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study from the University of Houston argues that homogenous hiring committees are a key barrier to progress. The research found that when the head of the search committee was a woman, 23% more women apply for the job than when the committee was headed by a man. Birds of a feather. Learning from personal experience.

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10 Ways to Select Participants for a Leadership Development Program

Great Leadership By Dan

A colleague and I recently talked about the challenge of selecting participants for leadership development programs. Use these guidelines (1-7) for participant selection for leadership development programs, and you’ll ensure that the right person gets the right development at the right time.

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Action-Learning based leadership development using entangled-trios

Mike Cardus

Cross-Functional Collaboration – Action-learning based leadership development. An organization-development process developed for a company. Internally we developed the acronym GEEKS ( gather, entangle, empathy, knowledge-share ) for the process. Six months total GEEKS process time. ~3

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Decision Markets Outperform Committees (But Trust In Them Is Low)

The Horizons Tracker

Decision markets are increasingly common to help weed out the best decisions, but they are still dwarfed by decisions made via committees or other adhoc groups. Prediction markets work by participants placing bets on particular outcomes. It’s a choice that new research from UC Riverside suggests is increasingly untenable.

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10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program

Great Leadership By Dan

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Start with a solid research foundation.

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How Do You Differentiate and Develop Talent Without Leaving Others Behind?

Great Leadership By Dan

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. This one from Susan Broussard (permission to use full name): “We have started a leadership development program among the top performers in our company. How do I differentiate and develop talent without leaving others behind?”

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Enhancing Board Performance: Strategies for Effective Board Evaluations

N2Growth Blog

Furthermore, board evaluations enable a comprehensive assessment of board processes, including governance practices, committee structures, and decision-making processes. This includes identifying the areas that require improvement or the skills that must be developed within the board.