SMART or OKR: A Step-By-Step Guide to Selecting Your Goal Structure
With great power comes great responsibility. No one feels this more than an outstanding leader. Pacesetting leaders are constantly looking for better ways to lead the people they work with. One of the best ways to become a great leader, and get even more from the people you’re leading, is to figure out what kind […]
How Can I Develop My Employees for Leadership? 6 Remarkable Ways to Make it Happen
You’re already painfully aware that you need amazing leadership in your company. After all, with Baby Boomers heading into retirement in droves (about 10,000 a day), you are keenly attuned to the fact that leadership impacts succession planning, growth, retention and so much more. But with the changing shifts in the workforce and accelerating demands […]
The Top Ten Proven Reasons to Invest in Leadership Development
The demand for learning programs is increasing. A study from Bersin by Deloitte & Glassdoor revealed that, “among Millennials, the “ability to learn and progress” is now the principal driver of a company’s employment brand.” That same report found that learning and development are beginning to matter more than salary among Millennials. Additionally, the steady […]
Solving the Employee Engagement Challenge
Leaders everywhere are scrambling to find solutions to their employee engagement challenges. Unfortunate numbers reported by organizations like Gallup continue to spur efforts. For example:
Employee Appreciation Initiatives Your Leadership Team Can Implement Today
Employee Appreciation Day comes around once a year on the first Friday in March, and while some employers plan a whole outing around the holiday, these types of celebrations don’t exactly mean much if employees aren’t feeling valued all year long. In fact, 66% of employees say they would “likely leave their job” if they […]
How to Get Executive Buy-In to Build Your Learning and Development Budget
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The Missing Link in Your Leadership Development Strategy
A majority of organizations anticipate a deficit in qualified leaders by 2020, and even more upsetting, 71% of companies do not feel their current leaders are able to lead their organization into the future. While the numbers vary across surveys, the overwhelming consensus is that leadership skills are lacking. Meanwhile, US companies spent $160 billion […]
How To Improve Employee Retention: 5 Unique Steps
Employee management is complicated, and leaders of all levels are constantly in search of the “secret ingredient” to just about every part of the process. Unfortunately, the answer changes depending who you ask, and while there are more than a few important parts to building a successful talent management strategy, everything boils down to retention.
7 Statistics You Can’t Ignore About Leadership Development
Leadership. It’s the skill that finds its way into just about every cover letter, job description and career page. Candidates pursue careers that support leadership development while talent acquisition teams dream of applicants with leadership skills. Unfortunately, this often creates a chicken or the egg situation where organizations aren’t prepared to train for the leadership […]
Four Reasons Your Organization Should Plan and Create Annual Corporate Goals
Corporate goals are different than individual or team goals, but they are a critical resource to close the gap between large organizational strategies and effective execution of those strategies. But corporate goals are more than just generating revenue or cost savings. Corporate goals should address common objectives of customer satisfaction, stockholder value, increasing the overall […]
