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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

The millennials in the respondent pool of Harvard Business Review’s 2018 State of Leadership Development Study question the relevancy of their organizations’ leadership development programs to a much greater extent than the boomers do. Our track record and current reality demand that we expand our leadership development perspective.

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Sleepless in Silicon Valley: What Keeps CEOs Up At Night

HR Digest

Leveraging skills data – collected from both daily work and learning activities – enables tailored recommendations for courses, simulations, and content that align with each individual’s learning preferences, levels, and interests. McCarthy’s insights intertwine with Anthony Horton’s perspectives.

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How to Develop Leaders Who Can Drive Strategic Change - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM KORN FERRY

Harvard Business Review

Developing leaders to drive financial performance and operational excellence has always been important. ” But the need for top leadership to focus on and invest in new forms of leadership development is clear: Successful leadership development will be a major factor in differentiating the winners from the losers in the years ahead.

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How the Best Global Employers Convince Workers to Join and Stay

Harvard Business Review

These persona-oriented profiles make it easier to market content to specific target groups, and help you find the right talent. It then provides tailored content related to 10 of its core functional areas, including Research & Innovation, Sales & Business Development, and Operations.

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Evaluate Your Leadership Development Program

Harvard Business Review

According to a 2014 survey from Deloitte , 86% of business leaders know that their organizations’ future depends on the effectiveness of their leadership pipelines — but a survey of 2,200 global HR leaders found that only 13% are confident in their succession plans, with 54% reporting damage to their businesses due to talent shortages.

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The More You Energize Your Coworkers, the Better Everyone Performs

Harvard Business Review

In one case, two operational leaders at Kelly Services, a workforce solutions firm, created a Business Resource Group to promote leadership development and increase employee engagement. Organize and run events with an explicit focus creating energy, not just delivering content, products, or services. Create Energizing Events.

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We Learn More When We Learn Together

Harvard Business Review

The group is now designing a certification training program to deliver the content of the positive leadership course to other staff on campus. At workforce solutions firm Kelly Services, two operational leaders saw a need to increase the leadership pipeline and employee engagement through strengthening network connections.