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How to Deliver a Leadership Event that Sticks

Nathan Magnuson

I’m constantly surprised at what passes for “leadership training” these days. Then I remember that most leaders work in business operations and their involvement is often extracurricular. ” Do as Stephen Covey says: put first things first. Don’t settle for mediocrity. Identify a Real Need.

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Be More Productive Now: Mindful Strategies for Increasing Performance

Strategy Driven

According to research – including studies by the London Business School 1 and the Franklin Covey Institute 2 – the majority of business professionals use their time inefficiently. 3 An effective training program requires just ten minutes a day of practice and enhances your ability to detect choice points or have meaningful awareness breaks.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Covey (Stephen Covey’s Son). Covey (Stephen Covey’s Son). Going beyond the timeless principles set out in his father’s 7 Habits , Covey provides 13 specific behaviours in rich detail that explain why we hire, reward and promote certain people, but not others. Human Resource Champions (1996).

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If Employees Don’t Trust You, It’s Up to You to Fix It

Harvard Business Review

Covey writes in The Speed of Trust , “When trust goes down (in a relationship, on a team, in an organization, or with a partner or customer), speed goes down and cost goes up.… As a leader, it’s your responsibility to use good judgment to take risks, to operate with principled motives, and to hold positive assumptions.