leadership development
Using Intuition In Your Decision Making
March 1, 2011 0 Comments
Employee Development Most business schools teach the rational model for making business decisions. This involves six steps: Define the problem. Identify the decision criteria. Allocate weights to the criteria. Develop the alternatives. Evaluate the alternatives. Select the best alternative.
Narcissism – The Dark Side of Leadership
February 24, 2011 1 Comment
Leadership Development Personality assessments are routinely used by organizations to assess candidates for leadership positions within their organizations. The “Big 5″ model of personality is one of the most widely used for this purpose. The “Big five personality traits are:
Does the American Style of Leadership Work Internationally?
February 11, 2011 2 Comments
Leadership Development The American style of leadership is, for the most part, a participative system, meaning that followers expect to be involved in decisions, especially those individuals who are directly affected. However, in different parts of the world, organizations may need different leadership styles with Read More
Writing a Social Media Policy for Your Organization
December 13, 2010 1 Comment
HR Policies Whether we like it or not social media (e.g. Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, etc) are here to stay. Organizations that have not already done so should put a Social Media Policy in place to protect themselves from the unwanted side effects of the new Read More
5 Common Pitfalls for New Supervisors to Avoid
December 9, 2010 0 Comments
Leadership Development Many new supervisors have little or no experience of managing other people, and for most people new to the supervisory role it takes time and training to make to adjustment. A key to making a successful transition to a supervisory role is to Read More
The Integral Psychograph – A Tool for Personal and Employee Development
December 7, 2010 0 Comments
Assessments Have you ever noticed how unevenly developed most of us are? Some people are highly developed in, say, logical thinking, but poorly developed in emotional feelings. Some people have highly advanced cognitive development (they’re very smart) but poor moral development (they’re mean and ruthless). Read More
Leadership Development at Google
December 3, 2010 0 Comments
Leadership Development Everyone is interested in how Google does what it does. For a company to come from nothing twelve years ago to a position of world dominance in the internet search market is nothing short of phenomenal. From a HR perspective you might think Read More
Competencies for Leadership Development: What’s Hot and What’s Not
December 1, 2010 1 Comment
Leadership Development “There is no one clear model or framework for determining the competencies to use for leadership development” so says William A. Gentry, PhD of the Center for Creative Leadership. In an exhaustive study he conducted of over 24,000 managers there appears to be Read More
Selecting Candidates for your Leadership Development Program
November 30, 2010 0 Comments
Leadership Development As more organizations become aware of the impending vacuum left by retiring “Baby boomers” they are seeking ways to accelerate the leadership skills of younger employees showing leadership potential. Unless you know what you are doing, however, creating a leadership development program can Read More
Beyond Leadership Weaknesses to Leadership Derailers
November 23, 2010 0 Comments
Leadership Development We all have our weaknesses and so too do great (and not so great) leaders. Churchill had a weakness for brandy and cigars, George Washington was obsessive about detailed planning, and FDR had a tendency towards arrogance. But these weaknesses did not derail Read More
