Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Welcome to the November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival! We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. These are all phrases we’ve heard from managers (and executives) recently.

Leadership Development 336

Leadership Development Development Leadership Entrepreneur 336

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 18, 2014

DDI Senior Vice President, Leadership Solutions stated, “A staggering 63 percent of the survey group never had a formal mentor and considering that 67 percent rated mentorship as highly important in helping to advance and grow their careers—this indicates a critical gap in businesswomen’s development.” Byham, Ph.D.,

Mentor 253

Mentor Survey Social Capital Globalization 253

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Science tells us that men and women use different parts of their brains and consequently have different behaviors that lead to different leadership styles. Gender-based differences play out in leadership nearly every day influencing how men and women communicate , act, react, problem-solve, make decisions and work together. Women Lead.

Team 103

Team Leadership Self-aware Politics 103

HR Digest

JULY 28, 2021

Not all of this is news to chief executives and other business leaders. In a recent McKinsey Global Survey on the future of workforce needs, nearly nine in ten executives and managers say their organizations either face skills gap already or expect gaps to develop within the next five years.

McKinsey 134

McKinsey Aggregate Demand Industry Crisis 134

Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I find so many professionals, artists, executives, athletes, entrepreneurs, and others simply believe that if they do good work and show up as a decent person, then the people they care about will understand the value what they offer. I love speaking with young people as they start off their careers. Lida Citroen. Where do you start?

Reputation 121

Reputation Brand How To Media 121

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

In just one week this month, I heard complaints about it from oil and gas executives in Houston, a European colleague working with a global conglomerate in Asia, and a diverse group of companies I visited in Brazil. You will fit more easily into the culture, retain part of your social capital, and have larger chances to recover if you fail.

Positioning 11

Positioning Social Capital McKinsey Globalization 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Rogier hadn’t once mentioned holacracy or self-managed teams, even though the executive team and the board had been talking for months about transitioning to just such a system at the global construction company. The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years.

Case Study 8

Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8