Inspiring visionary thinking and transferring knowledge within an organization are critical to its success. By engaging C-level executives in a leaders-as-teachers model, you can encourage knowledge transfers, increase cross-functional and divisional collaboration, insp... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

It's pretty well known that mass marketing costs much more than niche marketing and, worse, it can miss the target audience altogether. Niche marketing works because someone has taken the time to precisely target a receptive market. Much of contemporary leadership devel... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Change Management , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today. African proverb The process of applying relevant leadership development goals too often gets lost or decoupled from a companys performance management system. In some organizations, leaders... More »

Career Development , Human Capital

Career Development , Leadership Development , Training and Development - General

Chief learning officers, executive vice presidents of HR, and learning professionals often call upon me when they need someone to help them with a problem executive. Thats code for, This guy is acting like a Neanderthal, or Our CEO desperately needs an attitude adjustme... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Change Management , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

Workforce development brings its own set of opportunities and challenges to Learning 2.0. During my life I have seen major technology shifts and failures. I remember my first Sony Walkman, Sony Discman, and Ill never forget my first Apple iPod. I also remember school le... More »

Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Delivering Training , Informal Learning , Innovation , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General , Trends