By Paul Slater, on June 9th, 2010
Managers who make the transition to team leader for the first time can be pretty shocked at what hits them. The whole point about leading is that they are leading people and any amount of leadership development or training can only go so far in preparing them for their first role. The management [...]
By Chris Doyle, on March 22nd, 2010
A 5 POINT STRATEGY FOR LEADERS TO NAVIGATE IN TODAY’S WORLD
We live today in uncertain times. Forecasts, both business and economic, are being revised almost every month, if not more frequently. Even in emerging economies, which seem to have recovered and are faring better than the developed economies – at least in terms [...]
By Chris Doyle, on February 11th, 2010
As I sat down to write this article, I was wondering where I should begin. The topic of leadership in a start-up is so interesting and has so many facets that, for a moment, I was undecided about which aspect I should start with.
Then, I realized that, in some respects, the dilemma [...]
By Gina Abudi, on January 21st, 2010
Below are 14 things that some of the most effective leaders in organizations do today to help their organization be successful. These are not focused on managing the company’s finances, preparing for Board meetings, or planning strategy; but rather, in addition to those certainly important items (along with many others), these 14 key [...]
By Gina Abudi, on January 7th, 2010
Part I of this post looked at data gathering prior to conducting needs assessments. This post will discuss conducting a competency-based assessment. You would use the data from the data gathering session(s) to develop a competency model to assess against.
To begin, let’s define a competency model. In The Art and Science of [...]