Free resource: Leadership ebook
Wow, it must be Christmas. Two free resources in a week! The nice people at LIW have donated us an ebook to give away. Dan Hammond and the team at leadership consultancy LIW have created an ebook about next year’s leadership opportunities for the TrainingZone community to peruse at its leisure. Just click on the […]
Caption competition
And the winner is… This month’s winning caption: “It was a strange period in the history of the Hells Angels.” Picture credit: Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I.B.L./Rex Features Congratulations to GARRY PLATT who has won this month’s caption competition! A bottle of wine will be winging its way to […]
Nine steps to senior management for women
Women can develop their leadership skills and boost their credibility through on-the-job learning, says Ines Wichert of the Kenexa High Performance Institute. Here, she outlines nine critical job assignments. Although girls outperform boys at school, women are underrepresented at the top of most organisations. At the age of around 30, when career-shaping events […]
Self-funding leadership development: A new delivery model
In difficult times leadership is even more important to sustain and improve organisational performance. Development programmes are expensive so why not make these self funding? Andy Radka makes the case. What can happen now? Traditional leadership development can be a ‘sheep dip’ with everyone receiving exactly the same content, or a ‘tick box’ approach against […]
Heretical leadership: Anything but trivial
A recent experience has led leadership expert Barry Jackson to draw an analogy that reinforces his belief in his own leadership style. As a self-employed coach, I depend heavily on the reliability of my car – I’m in real trouble without her. I should have known better than to treat her the way I did […]
What makes a leader trustworthy?
Leaders and organisations can benefit by building trust, according to new research. Rena Rasch of the Kenexa High Performance Institute explains how to do it. If you were compiling a list of the fundamental qualities you'd expect to see in any leader, surely it would include personal integrity. Who would want to work for […]
Let’s have a revolution in leader development
John Wenger of Quantum Shift has some strong opinions on the future of leader development. We’ll let him explain. I recently saw an #occupy placard which read, "I can’t believe we still have to protest this s***." I smiled in recognition and instantly made a connection to the feeling I get when I read yet […]
Caption competition
And the winner is… This month’s winning caption: “I know I left my glasses around here somewhere…” Picture credit: Roger-Viollet/Rex Features Congratulations to JOHN MALLIN who has won this month’s caption competition! A bottle of wine will be winging its way to you. In order to enter our caption competitions you need to sign in to […]
When does leadership development become organisational development?
Are leadership development and OD two sides of the same coin? Or chalk and cheese? Sean Mills of Kenexa says improving the quality of leadership will also improve the performance and capability of the organisation. Much has been written about the importance of developing leaders to meet the challenges of the future. A wealth […]
Caption competition
And the winner is… This month’s winning caption: “007 suddenly realized that it might, in fact, be time to consider retirement” Picture credit: Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Times/Rex Features Congratulations to JULIA WOLFE who has won this month’s caption competition! A bottle of wine will be winging its way […]
Leadership development is top L&D priority, says survey
Leadership development is the top priority for L&D teams over the next 12 months, according to a survey from Video Arts. The survey asked 417 learning and development professionals about the training they provide, how it is delivered and their plans for the future. Leadership development was the top priority for organisational learning in the […]
Leaders in Leisure – management development at The Rank Group
Sue Waldock talks through the thinking behind the first gaming industry-based diploma for management development. At the Rank Group, we are always looking at new ways to engage with our people and improve their skills and leadership qualities. This year we are launching the very first gaming industry-based diploma called Leaders in Leisure, which is […]
Caption competition
And the winner is . . . This month’s winning caption: “When Adam called his secretary and said he was in a bit of a tight spot, no one expected this!” Picture credit: Ashley Cooper/SpecialistStock/SplashdownDirect/Rex Features Congratulations to Manueln who has won this month’s caption competition! A bottle of wine will be winging its way […]
Developing emotionally intelligent leaders
Aubrey Stuart of Kenexa highlights the importance of emotional intelligence and how to develop it in leaders. Leaders often claim: "Our people are our greatest asset." As companies aim to survive and thrive in the economic downturn, this claim is being challenged. Good leaders, however, recognise the value of having an engaged workforce. The […]
Leadership impact, influence and presence – an embodied perspective
Leadership is not simply about what we say. The way we listen and talk, our charisma and our physical presence all impact on how we influence. As social animals, making a positive impact on others and being able to effectively influence them is vital – we are all leaders. As a trainer, personal leadership skills […]
Adjusting the wind, not your sails
Sometimes adjusting the wind is the right thing to do, rather than merely accepting the wind and adjusting your sails accordingly. One of the more interesting things about the job I do is that I get to meet a lot of different people and personalities. I’m generally fairly easy-going and I like to think […]
The competitive advantage of creative leadership
A study from IBM lifts the lid on creative leadership and how organisations can enable leaders to innovate. Why are some organisations consistently good at innovating and adapting while others seem to be caught out by change? Is it because of their disciplined innovation process? Is it the knowledge and skills of their people? Or […]
CIPD research shows shortcomings of leadership development in UK organisations
A third of UK leaders rate the quality of leadership as "high" in their organisations, according to research from the CIPD and talent management consultancy DDI. The UK Highlights: Global Leadership Forecast also reveals that only four in 10 (38%) of both UK leaders and HR professionals rate their organisations’ leadership development programmes as highly […]
Please complete my talent survey and get a credit
I’m working on a new book with a client, a regional head of talent for a global organisation, and we are conducting research into talent programs. I’d like to hear from organisations who have a defined, annual graduate or talent program, where you take a group of identified ‘high potential’ candidates and develop them over […]
Developing authentic leaders
Margot Zielinska defines what it means to be an authentic leader and the challenges of developing authenticity. In today’s turbulent economic and political climate, it seems that we are becoming dissatisfied and disillusioned with corporate leaders. A recent global survey by Kenexa reports that only 38 percent of employees rate their leaders […]