What Can Corporations Learn About Leadership Development from the Boy Scouts?
I am proud to say that my son recently achieved the rank of Eagle in the Boy Scouts. Referred to in an August Wall Street Journal article [...]
Leadership Development Plans Meet Baseball Fundamentals
The batter hits a soft single to left. The runner on second, after hesitating, heads to third. My son, the third baseman, moves to [...]
Growing Grapes and Learners
alex galmeanu - www.alexgalmeanu.ro I recently accompanied an Executive MBA class from Kennesaw State University (Atlanta, GA) to Romania as they began a seven month [...]
Where Are Firms Investing in Leader Development Now?
Organizations increased their investment in leadership development some 14% in 2012 over the previous year according to industry research. This marks the most significant increase in years. [...]
Are You a Dishonest Leader? The February Test
Integrity. It seems that nearly every organizational competency model or values statement includes the word “integrity”. Commonly defined as a “firm adherence to a code of moral [...]
The Key to Improving School Performance (and Business, Too!)
Election Day, 2012. Candidates for office at all levels of government have points of view on multitudes of issues and how they will address each issue if [...]
Top Companies for Leaders – What Really Matters?
Fortune Magazine and Aon Hewitt recently announced the 2011 Top Companies for Leaders. The results are based on a comparative evaluation of company submitted information on practices [...]
Learning on the Edge: 5 Growing Trends That Are Driving Learning and Development Now
Trend # 5: Learning is a Contact Sport - Will e-learning and social media ever fully replace the traditional classroom instructor-led learning environment? Not likely. Face-to-face engagement [...]