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Leadership at Scale the McKinsey Way

Leading Blog

B EFORE YOU BEGIN your next leadership development program, read this. It is not uncommon to hear leaders complain that leadership development programs are not delivering the effective leaders necessary to execute their strategies and purpose. The McKinsey approach is founded on four beliefs that constitute effective leadership: 1.

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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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Are You Flushing Leadership Development Dollars Down the Drain?

The Practical Leader

During a break in a recent leadership development workshop, I talked with the HR Director (let’s call him Rich) about all the work they were putting into revamping the organization’s promotion and performance management system. And Rich was failing his executive team by not providing strategic HR leadership.

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Training and Development: Top Ten Lessons Learned

The Practical Leader

I took Dale Carnegie sales, public speaking, and management training courses and got turned on to personal and leadership development. Make People Stronger for Organizations and Organizations Stronger for People We’ve found this simple formula is key to lasting and effective leadership and organization development: B = P x C.

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Developing Leaders: Why Training Interventions Fail?

QAspire

My experience so far suggests that these time-bound and finite interventions fail over a long run in developing leadership capabilities. They needed a change in mindset and not just techniques, process or best practices in leadership. Use of incorrect “make-believe” metrics to gauge effectiveness of leadership development programs.

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Women at Work: How the Pandemic is Exacerbating Gender Inequality

HR Digest

The report suggests that businesses take action by promoting diversity in leadership positions, offering flexible work arrangements, and investing in upskilling and reskilling programs. Working mothers have been particularly affected by school and daycare closures, leading to a decrease in their productivity and labor force participation.

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Five Reasons WHY Leaders Need Emotional Intelligence Training

The Center For Leadership Studies

McKinsey recently noted, “Numerous studies show that in a business-as-usual environment, compassionate leaders perform better and foster more loyalty and engagement by their teams. It must be noted that Generation Z is wide-eyed and watchful, soaking in and being formed by these leadership lessons.