Executive coaching and leadership training are two great ways to improve productivity in the work place. These techniques can help train employees to perform at a higher level and raise the overall value of the company. In order for this to happen, the employee must be willing to take direction...
Even of you don't think of yourself as a leader, you will have areas in your life where other people look to you for leadership. This paper explains some essentials qualities and skills you need to be a good leader in whatever leadership arena you're in. Expect the unusual, the...
To excel in an environment of near-constant change, organizations must devote sufficient time, attention and resources to leadership development. This paper suggests that while instructor-led training is clearly important, a multidimensional approach to leadership development delivers higher-impact results. While traditional methods of leadership development can be relied on to produce...
Linda S. Downs, CPCU, AAI, Executive Vice President for Leadership Development of Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), is pleased to announce that Laura M. Simon, JD, MBA, has been promoted to the newly formed position of Director of Leadership Development. In this new position, Ms. Simon will be responsible...
CHICAGO -- Today's learning executives need proof that their workforce development activities create results, and using traditional classroom training to deliver lasting instruction has been questioned. Blended learning scenarios have been proven to create greater retention of skills and positive changes in behavior. This Human Capital feature in the September...
The study discussed in this paper was conducted for fifty-eight managers and executives of a local multinational with the purpose of studying the relationship between their Emotional Intelligence EI and their Personality traits with their performance. It was hypothesized that higher performer manager have higher level of EI. Similarly, it...
Leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who chose to follow. Leadership is a relationship. Teaching people to use the tools of commerce is necessary but insufficient to creating a healthy and prosperous society. The right tools in the wrong hands invite evil ends. Success...
Leadership Development continues to occupy the top slots in many conferences and is often a key item in board meetings. But, a question which arises is that how can organizations identify and cultivate the leaders that are right for them? As the talent war continues, the battle to become the...
A new book by two top business and leadership consultants from Hewitt Associates provides employers with tips on how to build successful leadership development programs within their organizations. Robert Gandossy and Marc Effron, global business leaders for Hewitt, co-authored the book, titled Leading the Way: Three Truths from the Top...
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, AL, will be issuing an RFP for support of leadership development and professional facilitation services program. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 611430. This is an inde The U.S. Army Engineering and Support...
In many respects, leadership development is like an exercise regimen. To have the best chance of success, each should be approached as a process rather than an event. It is seen that although distinct leadership-building events do occur, leadership development takes place over time. In both leadership development and fitness...
Nine months into a pilot program on leadership development, I'm meeting with my CEO. He's a brilliant guy, who generates ideas as fast as one plays pinball. "GE," he intones. "I want you to find our what GE does to develop leaders."
BOSTON -- Harvard Business School Publishing HBSP eLearning, the highly regarded publisher of premier online leadership development programs, today delivered ten compelling new topics to its Case in PointTM product line. Case in Point now offers 20 topics designed to meet the leadership development needs of middle to senior level...
Korn/Ferry International, New York City, a provider of executive search and leadership development solutions, announced the following appointments. Julie Goldberg of Greenwich joined the company as a senior client partner and co-leader of its lega Korn/Ferry International, New York City, a provider of...
SAN MATEO, Calif. -- SuccessFactors, Inc., the leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced a partnership with Development Dimensions International DDI, a global human resources consulting firm, to help customers more effectively implement succession management, performance management and leadership development systems. Customers will be able to link...