Proper training and augmenting competences not only helps with things like customer service and innovation, they are critical to an effective succession planning strategy and the internal mobility within your organization. There is an organization-centric approach to everything. The organization comes up with the training materials. MORE >>

Do you know what everyone in your organization does? This new perspective also improved my leadership skills. Just as I turned that picture over to see it more clearly, I recommend you flip your organization chart to see it for what it really is. 'By Brian Layer. Chief Executive Officer, N2Growth. Thoughts? MORE >>

By Jacob Morgan Organizations need to collaborate to be successful. What has changed is the complexity of organizations, the size of organizations, the increasing desire for speed, and the dispersion of team member both from a traditional office and around the globe. This has always been true. MORE >>

'By Linda Fisher Thornton This collection from reader favorites on the Leading in Context Blog will help you explore the scope and dimensions of today''s ethical leadership. As you will see, ethical leadership requires much more than following laws and regulations. Context Ethical Leader Ethical Organization Ethical Thinking MORE >>

A new white paper from The Ken Blanchard Companies shows that poor leadership is costing the average company an amount equal to 7% of their annual revenue. That’s over a million dollars a year for any organization with $15 million dollars or more in annual sales. Poor leadership leads to poor employee productivity. MORE >>