Eyewitness to Leadership

All to often, we consultants try to create our own model for various aspects of leadership or management.  Sometimes, this works out well as we take a concept to a new level, or establish a contemporary spin on something that has a timeless quality.  Today I’d...

The Leadership Roadmap

The Leadership RoadmapTM   Last year I was helping my son pick out his first car after his college graduation.  Ben had been hired for a sales position at a technology company in Denver.  What a great feeling.  As he was coming closer to his final decision, he was...

Letting Go & Looking Ahead

Letting Go & Looking Ahead      I had the great privilege to help design and launch the 2009 Midwest Forum on Talent Management last week.  By all accounts – participant feedback, faculty dialogue and the engagement of our stakeholders – we started...

Rising Above Your To-Do List as Leaders

Rising Above Your To-Do List as Leaders                                                            I was driving down the interstate to meet with a client.  The request had come days earlier – help coach the management team on how to address the performance of the...

Making Leaders Measurably Better

Making Leaders Measurably Better #5:  The Stickiness Factor      Organizations have tried a wide variety of solutions to make training and leadership development stick, and only a handful of organizations have found the magic bullet.  Do they have more money and...