Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

When cultural change abounds, the irony I frequently observe is organisations engage in less leadership development, rather than more. However, I remain unconvinced about how effectively organisations are investing in leadership development to meet today’s challenges. They need to get things done without too much ‘command and control’.

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HR Digest

AUGUST 18, 2023

This wave of HR value delivery emphasized the need for HR practices to contribute directly to the achievement of organizational goals. HR professionals can facilitate this alignment by involving customers in talent development initiatives. HR professionals must focus on developing effective leadership at all levels of the organization.

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Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 16, 2012

Organizations are flatter, spans of control have increased, and hundreds of thousands of employees now work from home. I run Executive Development Programs at a large university. Develop a vision, set of 2-3 year goals, and actions plans. Develop measures. Develop an informal “Advisory Board”.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The CEO of a fast-growing technology services firm realized that the company was becoming increasingly siloed and unable to develop broad-based solutions for customers — a problem that would eventually constrain their growth. In the cases described here, as with many change efforts, there are multiple goals.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Leadership is about showing common courtesies, caring and encouraging the growth and development of those whom you lead. We were all in Newport, Rhode Island, to attend the Navy’s prestigious leadership development course known as Command Leadership School. Leadership is about showing patience, kindness, mercy, caring, and, yes, love.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Typical systems are fragmented between disciplines like HR (which focuses on the internal, “permanent” workforce) and Procurement (which focuses on the external, “contingent” workforce), each with different and competing goals. HR typically owns the “employment system” for full-time and part-time employees.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

As someone who has been in the business of hiring people and developing people organizations for many years, I’ve noticed two common first-day-on-the-job scenarios. After an employee transitions into a new role, the manager must take time to get to know them and understand their strengths, successes, and development needs.

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