Lead Change Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

Welcome to the March 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. Eileen McDargh contributed Cracking the Leadership Code: The Secret to Resilient Leaders.

Leadership Development 260

Leadership Development Development Leadership Mentor 260

Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The leapfrogging life cycle traces the path to breakthroughs by describing the leadership and organizational dynamics involved at various phases over time. Acquaintances represent a source of social power.and.the more acquaintances you have the more powerful you are. We need diverse social and professional connections to innovate.

Innovation 126

Innovation Kaplan Diversity Open-book 126

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 7, 2011

In short, trust is a form of social capital that enhances performance between individuals, within and among groups, and in larger collectives, like organizations, institutions and nations. Organizations create working groups, task forces and teams to accomplish goals that require diverse talents and capabilities.

Team 129

Team Team Building Cooper Bottom-up 129

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 12

Positioning Social Capital McKinsey Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2018

This lack of female leadership is important to explore, but what are the experiences of black women in the workplace before they make it to the c-suite? ” She wasn’t the only woman to mention the mental strain associated with trying to live up to a professional ideal originally created to stifle, rather than support, diversity.

Hotels 15

Hotels Project Class Mentor 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. They also have more influence and authority over company resources.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Our decades strangely resemble each other – and have big implications for how individuals and companies may want to rethink a whole host of issues, from career management and pensions to mobility and leadership criteria. Transformational assets: Self-knowledge, diverse networks, openness to experience.

Career 8

Career Leadership Pipeline Social Capital Open-book 8