April, 2008

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20 signs of a good leader

Great Leadership By Dan

Great list from Tom Peters: 20 signs of a good leader: Good leadership comes in all shapes and sizes. However there are a number of things that great leaders have in common. These are 20 of them: Leaders create opportunities for others. Leaders are not always the best performers. The ability to lead is seldom teamed up with the best ability. Leaders implement.

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Checklist for a Great Individual Development Plan (IDP)

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Here's a checklist I've used to evaluate the quality of a leader's individual development plan. Use to evaluate your own plan or to coach others. Robustness 1. Has the IDP been generated/updated within the last 12 months? 2. Is the IDP complete? 3. Are the development actions substantial? 4. To what extent is there connectivity between the career path, leadership assessment, development needs and planned development actions?

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Seven Ways to Build Trust as a Leader

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Guest post by the remarkable Keven Eikenberry : There are many reasons why trust is important to us as leaders. With higher levels of trust we are able to influence change more easily and quickly. With more trust we are able to create higher levels of productivity and team cohesiveness. I could go on, but in short, being trustworthy and trusted are two of the most valuable attributes remarkable leaders possess.

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Pepsi's Eric Foss on Leadership Development

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Pepsi has always been known as a great company for leader's. USA Today recently did an interview with Their CEO, Eric Foss. Here's the link: Retain talent, but develop it, Pepsi Bottling chief says. I like what he has to say. Here's a summary: 1. Most people quit because they feel underappreciated. Give talented executives stretch assignments. 2. It's a myth that all fresh ideas come from new hires and that long tenure creates stale thinking.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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10 Ways to Derail a High-Potential

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Here’s 10 sure-fire ways to derail even your most promising high potential employees: 1. First of all, recognize that high-potential employees are a threat to your own job and treat them that way. These eager beavers are always exceeding expectations, are ambitious, and want nothing more than to step all over you to climb their career ladder. 2. Put them in a job rotation program, with a never-ending series of short assignments with no real accountability or opportunity to contribute.

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Five Easy Ways to Break Down Feedback Barriers

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The two major reasons people do not give effective feedback are lack of time and lack of comfort. Listed here are five easy ways to confront these barriers head on. Barrier: “I do not have enough time to give feedback on a regular basis.” Solution #1: Schedule one-on-one development sessions with each of your team members at the beginning of the year.

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