How do we know if leadership development really works
In this article, Jack Zenger describes how leadership skills can be improved and how that improvement can be measured using 360 Degree Feedback.In our experience, 360 Degree Feedback can be used in a...
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Muppetgate and building a culture of respect: start with knowing yourself
In this article in Changeboard magazine, I look at the Muppetgate story at Goldman Sachs and what we can learn from it: that leaders are entirely responsible for an organisation's culture, and that...
View ArticlePoor managers need to look in the mirror if they want to get the best out of...
It's amazing how hard it is to be objective about our own skills and behaviours. In this latest survey from CIPD, three quarters of employers report a lack of leadership and management skills and too...
View ArticleThe importance of empathy
This article in UK Training Zone describes the scientific evidence for the importance of empathy in our relationships with each other.It makes the case for empathy as more than being nice to people,...
View Article'450 degree feedback': extending the value and power of the traditional 360
In this article in Personnel Today, we discuss the way innovative organisations are extending the concept of 360 Degree Feedback and using it as a strategic people planning tool.Here's a summary:-...
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Marshall Goldsmith: “To Help Others Develop, Start with Yourself”
In this brilliant article, MG talks about how much leaders of large organisations have changed over the past 20 years. The CEOs of companies like General Mills, Dell and Johnson&Johnson, recognise...
View ArticleWhat to do when the Board is in trouble
Here's a link to my posting to UK HR Zone today, on how to help the Board to get through crises of confidence - and how to skill up the Board so that crises don't happen again.
View ArticleApprenticeships in demand – and Masters required!
This recent data in the Guardian makes very interesting reading.Apprenticeships: 10 applications for every vacancy, data showsIt seems that the world of work has come full circle – way back in the...
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How Leaders Manage Their Time: What's Your Style?
A recent article in the McKinsey journal described a research project that segemented leaders' time management style into 4 distinct groups: Online junkies, Schoozers, Cheerleaders and...
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