Extraordinary leadership requires emotional intelligence, collaboration skills and the ability to navigate change — all of which require flexibility.
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Hiring for cultural fits, effectively managing change and training on the basic principles of leadership are current leadership development trends with major implications for learning and development (L&D) professionals.
Many innovative organizations are exploring reverse mentoring: a method that takes mentoring and flips it on its head. In reverse mentoring, the mentee is the older, more senior leader, while the mentor is the more junior, often younger, employee.
We found that leaders’ natural behavioral styles can influence which leadership approach they prefer to use, but that leaders with high adaptability and versatility adjust their approach when followers require a high degree of relationship support.
Leaders often make coaching a separate task to be completed, viewing it as something else to fit into an already busy schedule. So, when I look at coaching in the business world, I find myself wondering: Is the notion of “coaching conversations” a...
Often, people associate learning with a subject matter expert (SME) in formal control of a classroom (either physical or virtual) in order to impart knowledge. Upon further review, however, it is evident that there are numerous ways people learn.
For mentoring to be meaningful, it should be approached with some rigor, planning and role definition. While some aspects of a mentoring relationship develop naturally, the relationship must have a defined goal to be meaningful.
This case study proves that leaders can’t afford not to go through leadership training.
Embrace diversity of thought to push your teams to new heights of creativity and authenticity.
Leverage the principles of human motivation to improve employee performance over time.