June 27, 2012 - by Joseph Grenny
My colleagues and I have spent 25 years studying what makes leaders influential. We defined “influence” as leaders’ ability to change hearts and minds independent of their formal authority to demand compliance. We found that you can quickly measure lea... More »
June 27, 2012 - by Maureen Orey
Recently, I was in a Leadership Development class with a new client (a global multi-national organization), an executive leader for the organization was presenting to a group of front line managers about managing change in a complex environment. He had many credible ide... More »
June 20, 2012 - by ASTD Staff
In the newly released Reading the Room: Group Dynamics for Coaches and Leaders, author and renowned psychologist David Kantor applies his research and theory of structural dynamics to the workplace. As a companion to the book, Jossey-Bass is offering a new FR... More »
June 18, 2012 - by Ryann K. Ellis
Companies know they have to “think big” and encourage their teams to nimbly embrace change. But most innovation falls flat. Despite their best intentions to innovate, so many companies breed cultures that actually discourage creative thinking and innova... More »
June 18, 2012 - by Margot Zielinska
A company’s culture has a profound impact on its business performance. It has been widely recognized that in today’s hostile and dynamic economic climate the old managerial ‘telling’ style does not produce desired results. More »
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