Leadership and Managerial Development: A Realistic Approach

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Gerald W. Smith

Do today's leaders and managers receive adequate training and development? The answer is probably yes. However, could the training and development do a better job of equipping them for success? The answer is again yes. More often than not, developmental training (traini... More »

The Value of People Skills Training

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Vince OConnell

The best managers can build productive, motivating relationships. Leadership, after all, is just that, a relationship. But are relationship-building and people skills trainable? Or, are they part of a pattern of interpersonal behavior that forms earlier in a manager's l... More »

Use Training to Foster Ethical Leaders

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Sergio Chiappetta

Is your organization's leadership making the grade in ethical business practices? If today's leadership were graded solely on ethics, the majority of leaders would pass. But is just passing enough? Recent corporate scandals have put ethics and leadership in the headline... More »