Leadership Development

Professional learning and leadership development programs are a necessity for successful businesses, and they are big business! Companies spent over $87.6 billion in 2018 on corporate training and development programs. That’s more than the annual revenue of Dell in 2021. Without clear development or learning opportunities, high-performing employees are likely to look for growth elsewhere. […]

Strategic business plans can be a lot of fun–no, really. It’s exciting to turn a corner to have a new goal or approach. Implementation, on the other hand, is where things often fall apart. It’s where strategy meets reality, assignments are made, and buy-in is sought. Planning is exciting, plan implementation is a grind. But smart […]

The leadership headlines are clear. Forbes, IndustryWeek, and beyond all show an undeniable emphasis on flexibility. “Flexibility makes you a strong leader” – Inc. “Finding the right balance and flexibility” – HBR “Flexibility is the key to creative leadership” – Forbes “Leaders Must Be Flexible and Focus on the Journey” – IndustryWeek But for those […]

Has your company been impacted by “career nomad syndrome” (aka job-hopping )? If you haven’t been, you might soon be… it’s on the rise. While you can rarely change an employee’s mind if they decide to leave, you can ensure you have the right company culture in place to keep the best people – and […]

Including effective leadership skill-building in your strategic plan, these days can feel like trying to hit a moving target while on horseback in a snowstorm. The evolution of the leader has significantly transformed over the past decade but even more so over the past 24 months. For example, in a pre-COVID (2018) Gartner analysis of […]

At each level of growth in every leader’s path of success, you will encounter new challenges and hurdles. At each stage, you need different versions of your skills, talents, and resources. Rising leaders, for example, require more stamina and resilience, and senior leaders need to be fine-tuned listeners and able to make game-time decisions. The […]

“Apple TV’s Ted Lasso is like a cheat sheet for being a good leader.” Click for Original Article

The new buzzword in leadership is disruption – disruption in workflow, disruption in processes, disruption in the approach to work and working. Disruption, defined as previously dismissed methods taking over the traditional, is being normalized in a different way. For example, working from home and conversations around mental health. The new disruptive culture makes some […]