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The Structure-Culture-Development Connection
If you lead an organization, work in an organization, or even set foot in an organization, you know that we are living in a time of significant structural change. Many forces and factors are contributing to these changes, including: The significant proportion and importance of knowledge work – and the unique challenges associated with managing…
The Fine Art of Delegation: Five Vital Tips
Guest Post by Diana Peterson-More I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and working with Diana Peterson-More over the past 2+ decades and I’ve been consistently impressed by the extraordinary leadership she’s demonstrated in her work as a highly-placed HR executive, influential community member and consultant/advisor to top-tier organizations. So, you can imagine how pleased I…
What’s Your Disposition Toward Development?
Leaders can’t help but bring their general disposition or temperament to work. And that disposition drives everything they do. How they run meetings. How they set goals. How they organize projects. And how they grow people. Developing others is among a leader’s most critical responsibilities, and the most valuable contribution they can make to the…
Why We Still Can’t Get Career Development Right
Work Institute’s 2019 Retention Report reprises a familiar refrain: “Career development continues to be the leading cause of employee turnover in the US.” Yet again, organizations, talent professionals and leaders have to face the hard data and hard reality that we’ve still not cracked the code on what matters most to employees: career opportunities. It’s…
The Multiple Intelligences Required to Facilitate Career Development Today
The career development landscape facing employees and leaders today is more complex than ever before. Flatter, delayered organizations offer fewer opportunities for promotions (or even lateral moves). Changing demographics place new pressures on the workplace with an employee population that spans four generations and must address the varied expectations that come along with each. Organic,…
Vision: It’s a Verb!
For decades, leaders have been advised to generate missions and visions as a way to focus and drive organizations into the future. Countless workshops and books outline the “how-tos” associated with arriving at those just-right words that will galvanize teams and deliver results. Increasingly, however, many leaders are wondering if this vision writing exercise is…
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