Tag: talents
OCD: The Unexpected Trait That Employees Want (And Organizations Need ) Most In A Leader
While obsessive-compulsive disorder may come in handy in some business settings, the ‘OCD’ that employees want most from their leaders is something very different. It’s an obsession with career development. According to a recent study by Lee Hecht Harrison, 91% of employees polled report that career development is among their top priorities. Being able to learn, grow, […]
Holding the Mirror Up: 6 Practical Truths about Career Development Today
Guest Post by Karen Voloshin, DesignArounds Whether you call it “developing a talent pipeline”, “employee growth”, or “career development”, the aim is the same: helping everyone develop and bring their best strengths and talents to the organizational table in a way that inspires extra effort and commitment. Outpacing the competition, breakthrough innovations, more loyal customers […]
Common Career Advice That’s Well-Intended, Well-Worn, and Well – Full of It!
Over the course of your life, how much career advice have you given? Received? Acted on? How much of it was right on the mark? How much of it well, full of it? Too frequently well-meaning individuals, in an effort to share their experience and inspire others, offer platitudes rather than meaningful counsel. These phrases […]
Everything I Needed to Know About Leadership, I Learned… When My Kids Entered Kindergarten
Move over, military. There’s a new leadership development setting in town! For most of the twentieth century, leaders grew up primarily through their military experiences, developing the models, approaches, and skills that would eventually extend to the workplace. But, as enlistment in the armed forces has systematically dropped, potential leaders have had to find other […]
Building the Bench
Just as many organizations begin to feel that they’re stabilizing after a long period of economic uncertainty, they may find themselves facing a new and unexpected challenge: deficient management bench strength. According to the American Management Association’s study of nearly 1,000 companies, just 28% of respondents believe that their organizations have sufficient leadership depth. Nearly […]
Cultures that Support Career Development
Career development is all about the conversation and the culture. Leaders who understand and promote a culture of growth are serious about career development.
