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Little Book of Leadership Development Review

April 13, 2011 by Jim Estill with 58 views

First an errata. I wrongly gave credit to the procrastination log yesterday to the wrong author (perhaps I read too many time management books). The audio program I as listening to was The Now Habit - A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play.I like reading but I also like short books. Perhaps... [read more]

Leadership Development for “The Little Guys”

February 28, 2010 by Dan McCarthy with 230 views

I received the following comments on my recent “Best Companies for Leadership” post: “The list of things that make these great companies for leadership development is impressive. How do you apply these lessons to small business. A staff of five or eight or even 25? The opportunity for promotion and growth may be limited. Lateral moves... [read more]

Leadership Lessons from Undercover Boss: Episode 1

February 8, 2010 by Dan McCarthy with 224 views

The first episode of CBS’s new reality show “Undercover Boss” aired Sunday night right after the Superbowl. For those of you that may not have heard, each week the show will feature a CEO that goes “undercover” to find out what everyday life is really like within their own companies. What a perfect opportunity for Great Leadership... [read more]

Should Leadership and Management Development be a National Priority?

January 12, 2010 by Dan McCarthy with 233 views

Thanks to Adi Gaskell, from CMI and a regular Great Leadership reader and commenter, for bringing this November 10th press release to my attention. He says “It's been very popular here in the UK with the likes of the BBC and Daily Telegraph running stories on it. I think it could run well on your blog.” I did a Google news search and... [read more]

7 Elements of a Great Leadership Development Workshop

January 11, 2010 by Dan McCarthy with 1,004 views

Whenever I’m designing a leadership development workshop, I’m always aware of the cost of pulling 20 or so supervisors, managers, or executives away from their work for anywhere from 4 hours to 4 weeks. The biggest cost of any training program isn’t the instructors, travel, facilities, and food. It’s not even the salaries of the... [read more]

Leadership! Sharing the Way

January 7, 2010 by Niall Devitt with 177 views

Describing “what is Leadership?” can prove a challenge for a great many organisations.  Unfortunately nowadays, leaders are expected to lead without ever being afforded the time to investigate what it means to lead. Is leadership a about the result? Is it more to do with the process? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It is... [read more]

Gambling on Leadership Potential

December 16, 2009 by Dan McCarthy with 561 views

Why is it so hard to predict the success of leaders before we hire or promote them to the next level? We hear about the failure rate of new CEOs and senior leaders all the time, and hear from the “experts” how shortsighted and ignorant we are for not being able to get it right. OK, now I’m one of those idiots responsible for... [read more]

Leadership: Coaching Clarity Needed

July 2, 2009 by Steve Roesler with 199 views

What does Leadership Development actually mean? The folks at CO2 Partners completed a survey some time back of 3,447 individuals, about 90 percent of whom are middle-to-senior-level managers. They asked this question: “If you were to receive coaching at work, what focus would be of the greatest benefits to you? (Please select all that... [read more]

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