Developing Future Leaders: A Case Study

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Julie Bjorkman

Much of the research on leadership development focuses on the individual who already is in a leadership role. But what would happen if the focus was on those in pre-management roles and helped leverage their development for future management and leadership opportunities... 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 »