I first encountered the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius some... Read More
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4 July 2017
How to use your talent pool to supercharge succession planning
Succession planning involves ensuring that your current success is maintained and grown in the future. It relies on a practical talent management strategy and skills gap analysis to identify and... Read more...
26 June 2017
How to align your organisational culture with strategic goals
Strategically, you’re doing everything by the book. The pieces are in place and the wheels are turning. But, something just isn’t working. For some reason you aren’t getting the results... Read more...
6 June 2017
Leverage the change curve to boost your change management process
Organisational change is inevitable. Organisations, markets and customers are constantly evolving. However, the big challenge for leading change in the direction that we want is that human beings are wired to... Read more...
9 May 2017
The three biggest challenges in succession planning (and how to overcome them)
Imagine your company has had the same stable leadership for nearly 20 years. Everything’s been heading in the right direction, until your leader decides to step down. Do you keep... Read more...
9 May 2017
Three leadership development exercises to challenge your executives
Strong leadership is built from a complex set of interchangeable skills, much like a toolbox. Executives in an organisation need to selectively choose the skills they use to address each... Read more...
1 May 2017
The best time for an executive development review
It’s executive leadership that builds the foundation of any successful organisation. Leaders are the facilitators of business growth, team direction and healthy workplace culture. That’s why the importance of leadership... Read more...
7 April 2017
There are 3 Es in development
Line managers understand the importance of training and development of employees but you may agree that today, employee development isn’t simple. It’s neither easy for the individual being developed nor... Read more...
31 March 2017
Forget 70:20:10 for executive development
Now I’m not saying that the 70:20:10 learning and development model is wrong — just the opposite. In fact, I think it’s a simple way of describing how and why... Read more...
25 March 2017
Standards Schmandards
Introduction Last week I was waiting in line to board a flight and the passenger in front of me had a rather large carry-on bag that was clearly bigger than... Read more...
23 March 2017
4 reasons why leadership development programs fail
We know how integral leadership development is—and not only to the career progression of our executives and leaders, but to the organisation as a whole. As managers, we invest large... Read more...
