Lead Change Blog

JULY 7, 2015

Welcome to the July 2015 Leadership Development Carnival! This month brings a treat of 22 leadership posts to savor and share. Topics range from moral character to leadership lessons from World War II to stepping out of comfort zones. Dan points out that “bad decisions can ruin an organization and kill careers.

Leadership Development 150

Leadership Development Development Innovation 360-Degree Feedback 150

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 7, 2013

We first get an agreement with our coaching clients and their managers on two key variables: 1) what are the key behaviors that will make the biggest positive change in increased leadership effectiveness and 2) who are the key stakeholders that should determine (one year later) if this change has occurred. That is just not what I do.

Leadership 117

Leadership 360-Degree Feedback Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 117

HR Digest

AUGUST 13, 2023

Prioritize Employee Onboarding and Training A strong onboarding process sets the stage for a positive work environment from the moment employees join the organization. Encouraging employees to pursue certifications, advanced degrees, or specialized training relevant to their roles.

Environment 52

Environment Positioning Strategy Diversity 52

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 5, 2014

You don’t enhance your career. I have reviewed 360-degree feedback reports on leaders at all levels in major corporations, and a substantial number of executives are rated poorly on the item “avoids destructive comments about other people or groups.” Coaching Employee Engagement Leadership'

360-Degree Feedback 122

360-Degree Feedback Learning-by-Doing Survey CEO 122

Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 1, 2012

The entire process of both giving and receiving FeedForward usually takes about two minutes.) - Find another participant and keep repeating the process until the exercise is stopped. Most of us hate getting negative feedback, and we don't like to give it. Rightly or wrongly, feedback is associated with judgment.

360-Degree Feedback 127

360-Degree Feedback Participative Committee Efficiency 127

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Dealing with Feedback. Confidential 360-degree feedback is the best way for successful people to identify what they need to improve in their relationships. Combine that power with the predictable “kill the messenger” response to negative feedback, and you can see why emperors continue to rule without clothes.

360-Degree Feedback 102

360-Degree Feedback Commitment Information Learning-by-Doing 102

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

The entire process of both giving and receiving FeedForward usually takes about two minutes.) - Find another participant and keep repeating the process until the exercise is stopped. Most of us hate getting negative feedback, and we don't like to give it. Rightly or wrongly, feedback is associated with judgment.

360-Degree Feedback 114

360-Degree Feedback Participative Committee Efficiency 114

Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 5, 2012

The entire process of both giving and receiving FeedForward usually takes about two minutes.). Find another participant and keep repeating the process until the exercise is stopped. Most of us hate getting negative feedback, and we don’t like to give it. Rightly or wrongly, feedback is associated with judgment.

360-Degree Feedback 89

360-Degree Feedback Participative Committee Positioning 89

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Our greatest challenge as leaders isn’t understanding the practice of leadership; it’s practicing our understanding of leadership. The consistent and ongoing misassumption of almost all leadership development programs is, “If they understand, they will do.” by Marshall Goldsmith.

360-Degree Feedback 96

360-Degree Feedback Follow-up Ethics Training 96

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

As it ends, the person on the TV screen testifies that this new vitamin or exercise process has "changed my life." But there is one thing we've personally seen that profoundly and consistently changes lives — what's generally referred to as the 360-degree feedback process.

360-Degree Feedback 15

360-Degree Feedback Review Participative Survey 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

In most organizations, professionals who want to move up get lots of feedback. Many companies provide you with so-called 360-degree feedback based on anonymous surveys from your boss, peers, and direct reports. Understand that most people, including senior leaders, are uncomfortable providing this feedback.

Career 8

Career 360-Degree Feedback Mentor Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2014

In the process of coaching hundreds of top female executives over the past decade, we’ve routinely interviewed hiring managers and pored-over 360-degree feedback reports in search of trends and commonalities. This is the range of comments we see everyday from women in 360-degree feedback conversations.

360-Degree Feedback 8

360-Degree Feedback CFO Career Trends 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2014

But let’s say you are growing geographically and are struggling to hire enough people who align with your culture and expectations; or you have recently acquired another company and need to bring their leaders into your fold; or you are hiring a lot of people at mid-career who have not had the advantage of going through a formal entry-level program.

Training 8

Training 360-Degree Feedback Participative Human Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

In the process of coaching and training women leaders over the course of a decade, we’ve maintained a running list of common threads—and a disdain of office politics is in the top three. Look Out: Imagine your career two to three moves ahead of where you are now and keep that image in your mind. In the process, don’t handicap yourself.

Politics 8

Politics 360-Degree Feedback Skills Seminar 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Continuous personal development is fundamental to career growth, professional satisfaction, and having a broader impact in the world. And while the self-help industry and leadership professions have made a fortune on our obsession with getting better, failure rates remain alarmingly high. Create a laboratory to practice in.

360-Degree Feedback 9

360-Degree Feedback Commitment Learning-by-Doing Letter 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2015

But as I learned over the course of my career, there’s a better approach with boards. I was concerned enough to get a coach, who conducted a full 360-degree feedback process for me. We were still in the process of developing our new strategy, and the stock price was disappointingly low.

CEO 8

CEO 360-Degree Feedback Management Charisma 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

My knowledge of corporate leaders' 360-degree feedback indicates that one out of four of them has a listening deficit—the effects of which can paralyze cross-unit collaboration, sink careers, and if it's the CEO with the deficit, derail the company. He wasn't alone in that regard.

360-Degree Feedback 16

360-Degree Feedback Welch Active Listening CEO 16

Building Personal Strength

MAY 20, 2012

Revolutionary feedback system. And the technology makes gathering all this a simple, quick, anonymous process. You can be guided by the structure of the virtual coaching, or you can use ProStar in a self-directed "coach-free" mode. Or both simultaneously. Or it can be used to check progress in a single area. Youth-friendly.

Development 84

Development 360-Degree Feedback Learning-by-Doing Video 84