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Why your old leadership development initiatives aren’t cutting it: backed by research
Traditional leadership development is outdated. Leadership bestsellers, seminars, and two-day retreats do not fit the needs of next generation of leaders. These tactics reinforce nugget-a-day improvement instead of building the muscle memory habits and skills...
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Managing up
We launched our first Next Leader Now Conversation Series discussion last week, gathering a group of Next Leader Now candidates and alumni to discuss professional successes and challenges. It was an excellent opportunity to get feedback and have candid discussions...
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Mastery
I attended a high school football game this past weekend. In fact, it was my father’s game. If you’re a subscriber to my blog, you know that my dad is the head coach at West Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This year is his 24th and final season as...
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Want to win the competition on talent? Follow these 3 rules
Numbers don’t lie, but they don’t always tell the truth you think they are telling. We saw GDP growth at an unprecedented 4.4% in third quarter – double what it was in April 2018. At the same time, unemployment is at an all-time low - 3.9% nationwide in the month of...
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What’s the plan?
Throughout my adult life, I have been fortunate to mentor and coach business professionals who are leading teams and organizations and are ultimately responsible for their employees’ success. I have also mentored and coached youth football players who have relied on...
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Preparing for the silver tsunami
For those who have not heard of the phenomenon that is beginning to drastically alter the business landscape, allow me to briefly set the stage... Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, once said, “The only thing you can predict with absolute certainty is...
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How to better engage millennials: 3 simple tactics backed by research
Gen Y, or Millennials, is the largest generation in today’s workforce. In fact, by 2020, Millennials will comprise approximately 75% of the global workforce. Because of this demographic shift, senior leaders worldwide are facing an uphill battle when it comes to...
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Four biases slowing your knowledge transfer efforts
The percentage of companies confident in their succession strategy is in the single digits, yet a vast majority of companies aren’t investing – or aren’t investing the right way – in their leadership transition efforts. We have uncovered four biases that make leaders...
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I never knew you were my mentor
I suppose I’ve had mentors over the course of my professional career. Sometimes I knew it and sometimes I didn’t. On some occasions, my ignorance was due to appreciation – I was just glad to get a few pointers. On other occasions, my ignorance was founded – the advice...
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The five strategies of knowledge transfer – and the one that works
A now-client came to us months ago to help them tackle a stark reality: more than 500 years of high-value experience is expected to walk out their doors by the end of 2020. Fourteen employees – each with between 30 and 40 years of experience – are retiring, and no...
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