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Let’s Stop Pushing “Development” as a Cheap Replacement for Training

Great Leadership By Dan

This company had a proud tradition of investing in the development of its employees. What training staff was left was charged with trying to convince the remaining employees that the company 40 hour training commitment was really a 40 hour development commitment. I hate wasting money and people’s time on lousy training !

Training 230
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6 Secrets to a Successful Mentoring Program

Let's Grow Leaders

Mentoring, at it’s best, is a magical elixir which shaves years off your learning curve through mistakes unmade. In my MBA courses, the number is even fewer. Give Them Something To Do: In every mentoring program I’ve developed, I’ve given them easy tools and activities to them started.

Mentor 180
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Stephen Schwarzman’s 25 Rules for Work & Life

Leading Blog

They never stop learning. They offer a free course from the real world to help you improve. You may end up learning something important or form a connection you can leverage for the rest of your life. When you’re young, only take a job that provides you with a steep learning curve and strong training.

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Josh Bersin’s Perspective on Inspiring Transformation

HR Digest

Bersin’s research, a cornerstone in his “ Definitive Guide to Leadership ,” reveals a significant gap in leadership development, emphasizing the imperative for companies to invest in cultivating effective leaders. The HR Digest: Your Definitive Guide to Leadership Development was the result of extensive research.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Consider a New Career

Strategy Driven

Of course, the main reason why so many people change careers is purely because they can get a better salary elsewhere, so what’s stopping you from doing the same? A New Learning Curve. Working in retail could mix things up a bit, and it could put you on a completely different learning curve when it comes to selling clothes.

Career 52
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Go Jump Off a Bridge!

Lead by Adventure

Most of these are quite new experiences, and each requires a bit of a learning curve. I’ve been going through an online business course, Internet Business Mastery Academy, and I seriously don’t know what to tell people at times. I’m developing a new course, and I’m afraid to put it on my site.

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Leadership Lessons from the Titanic | Navigator Newsletter #184

Chart Your Course

The Biggest Is Not the Best — Today’s businesses must change course quickly. The more difficult and cumbersome it is to steer, to direct and to change course. Our unlearning curve must be greater than our learning curve if we are going to succeed. The larger an organization becomes, the greater its inflexibility.