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What Ben Franklin Knew About Leadership Development
Since his birthday was in January, there was a recent flurry of articles and posts about olde Ben Franklin. One of the articles referred to the character development system that Ben created at the age of 20. In his autobiography, Ben attributed much of his...
Read More >Leadership Development and Business Performance: Proving the Link
I’ve had several occasions over the years when executives have asked me whether the time, effort and dollars invested in leadership development makes as difference. My answer is always a qualified, “Yes”, if the leadership development focus and approach is built from the company’s strategy...
Read More >The Sad State of Leadership Development – and a Solution
It’s estimated that U.S. companies spend over $14 billion annually on leadership development. Match that number to the abundant and growing research that finds most leadership development to be ineffective and the conclusion is a phenomenal amount of waste. A 2015 study by the Brandon...
Read More >Uncovering Your Company’s Top Talent
Your best source of top talent may be right under your nose. I’m often impressed by the results of a robust talent assessment process. Invariably, organizations that take the time and effort to do effective talent assessments create a clear picture of the overall capability...
Read More >Why It’s Critical to Be Even Better at Firing Than Hiring
During a tour of Google headquarters in 2014, our host described the impressive amount of time and effort the entire company put into hiring the best talent. However, he went on to proudly state that Google was even better at firing people. Why would the...
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