As more and more companies grapple with the idea of a gap in leadership to take them from where they are now to where they want to go, human resources departments are being urged to develop new leadership programs, devise new ways to pick out the...
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Given the trend toward flatter organizations, more of us today have the opportunity to be a leader at work. That’s great news, but it comes with a catch: More of us must watch out for the errors to which leaders are prone.
Before you can educate every single member of a corporation’s team to achieve exceptional individual results while contributing towards the common goals at the same time, you need to develop some skills of your own.
If 80% of the global workforce is disengaged, yet $387 billion is spent annually on leadership development, then what in the world are we missing?
In the business world, women leaders are still a minority. This statement comes as no surprise to most of us; what is surprising is that men outpace women in leadership roles across every sector in the world:
Let's take a trip down memory lane for a moment; all the way back to elementary school. Remember the excitement of taking field trips, where you would pile into a school bus and travel to a museum, historic landmark or other educational hotspot?
Companies rarely think about providing training to people making the transition into their first leadership position until the individual actually settles into their new role - or later.
The brightly colored office space is a flurry of activity and voices as a phone rings and a Quicken Loans' Client Care Specialist pushes the button on her headset, says, "Thanks for calling Quicken Loans."
In the past, most organizations developed global leadership skills by expatriating or through globally cross-functional teams. That is yesterday's solution.