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The Trust Factor

Blog: Author: Kim Brechin | Source: HCI | Published: May 10, 2012

We have all had a leader who we didn’t respect or like. In that experience, no matter how intelligent or charming or even highly competent this leader appeared to be, you knew that placing blind trust in him or her would be a mistake. You were always watching your back waiting for the sucker punch to come. more »

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Complimentary Development Opportunity: Unlock the Combination to Better Thinking With My Thinking Styles™

Wednesday, May 23 2012 3:00pm EDT

Presented by: Judy Chartrand, Consultant Chief Scientist, Pearson TalentLens

Leading Across Cultures

Thursday, Jun 7 2012 3:00pm EDT

The Enemy of Engagement

Wednesday, Jun 13 2012 3:00pm EDT

Presented by: Mark Royal, Senior Principal, Hay Group Insight

Employee Engagement, Who Cares? What Difference Does an Engaged Workforce Make to an Organization and What Leadership Behaviors are Needed?

Tuesday, Jul 10 2012 3:00pm EDT

Presented by: Jack Wiley, Executive Director, Kenexa Research Institute, Kenexa; Rachael Gulliver, Key Account Manager, Kenexa

Tapping Line Managers to Foster Leadership Development

Thursday, Jul 12 2012 3:00pm EDT

Presented by: Charlotte Hughes, Global Learning & Development Consultant, Kimberly-Clark Corporation

Leveraging Culture and Employment Brand for Better Recruiting and Higher Engagement

Wednesday, Jul 18 2012 3:00pm EDT

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The World’s Most Admired Companies: The secrets of their success

Wednesday, Jul 25 2012 3:00pm EDT

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Redefining Leadership: Driving Performance with Collaborative Executive Development

Friday, May 18 2012 3:00am EDT

Presented by: Ulrich Nettesheim, Lecturer at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; Michael Molina, Chief Human Resource Officer, Vistage

Redefining Leadership: Driving Performance with Collaborative Executive Development

Friday, May 18 2012 7:00am EDT

Presented by: Ulrich Nettesheim, Lecturer at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; Michael Molina, Chief Human Resource Officer, Vistage

Redefining Leadership: Driving Performance with Collaborative Executive Development

Friday, May 18 2012 11:00am EDT

Presented by: Ulrich Nettesheim, Lecturer at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; Michael Molina, Chief Human Resource Officer, Vistage

Redefining Leadership: Driving Performance with Collaborative Executive Development

Friday, May 18 2012 3:00am EDT

Presented by: Ulrich Nettesheim, Lecturer at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; Michael Molina, Chief Human Resource Officer, Vistage

Redefining Leadership: Driving Performance with Collaborative Executive Development

Friday, May 18 2012 7:00am EDT

Presented by: Ulrich Nettesheim, Lecturer at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; Michael Molina, Chief Human Resource Officer, Vistage

Redefining Leadership: Driving Performance with Collaborative Executive Development

Friday, May 18 2012 11:00am EDT

Presented by: Ulrich Nettesheim, Lecturer at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley; Michael Molina, Chief Human Resource Officer, Vistage

Doing More with Less? Motivate Your Talent with Self-funding Incentives

Friday, May 18 2012 2:00pm EDT

Presented by: Gordon Green, Chief Strategy Officer, Rideau Recognition Solutions

Leaders Run Deep: Best Practices to Design and Execute Succession Management

Friday, May 18 2012 3:00pm EDT

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Manager Redefined: A Better Model of Manager Performance

Friday, May 18 2012 7:00pm EDT

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Manager Redefined: A Better Model of Manager Performance

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Manager Redefined: A Better Model of Manager Performance

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Manager Redefined: A Better Model of Manager Performance

Monday, May 21 2012 7:00am EDT

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Manager Redefined: A Better Model of Manager Performance

Monday, May 21 2012 11:00am EDT

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Social Learning Helps Define an Organization's Leaders

Article: Author: Michael E. Echols | Source: CLO Magazine | Published: November 29, 2011

Organizational strength is grounded in tacit knowledge. Knowing who our leaders are as human beings helps motivate and align our organizations.

My strategic initiatives (SI) team at Bellevue University has been involved in developing and deploying a social learning strategy since July 2010. The experience has produced some valuable lessons.

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Tags: e-learning, high impact learning, informal learning, talent development, learning & technology, talent leadership

Zynga’s Tough Culture Risks a Talent Drain

Article: Author: EVELYN M. RUSLI | Source: New York Times | Published: November 28, 2011

Zynga’s chief executive, Mark Pincus, got an earful from employees last month.
In dozens of e-mails to a companywide list, frustrated workers complained about the long hours and stressful deadline periods. The quarterly staff survey solicited 1,600 responses, with plenty of criticism, including one person who said he planned to cash out and leave after the initial public offering.
Mr. Pincus took note, going through the comments and highlighting select excerpts. At a Zynga meeting several days later, he read some of the most acerbic words. Mr. Pincus said he was aware of the problems, but needed the staff’s guidance to fix them.

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Tags: collaboration as an engagement tool, keeping the right talent, engage from hire to retire, employee engagement, engaging performance, change management, performance management, retention

Future Work: Are You and Your Organization Ready for Change?

Article: Author: Bonnie Marcus | Source: Forbes | Published: November 7, 2011

In their book, Future Work: How Business Can Adapt and Thrive in the New World of Work, co-authors Alison Maitland and Peter Thomson, pose this important question. Are we ready to change the way we work? They believe that the changing needs of the workforce as well as the opportunities that technology offer, necessitate a radical change the way in the way we do business if we are to be successful.

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Tags: change management

Farewell Steve Jobs, but does iLeadership End at Apple?

Blog: Author: Shane York | Source: HCI | Published: August 25, 2011

Yesterday Steve Jobs, the turtle-neck wearing CEO who rolls with his own fan club, resigned as CEO of Apple Inc. due to health concerns. Although we wish him the best, Apple will continue onward with COO Tim Cook as CEO – but the world (and their competitors) now wonder how the new Apple will perform without their rock star. more »

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Tags: collaboration as an engagement tool, developing performance , high performance organization, identifying future leaders, leadership strategy, leadership practices for the 21st century, employee engagement, talent leadership, critical thinking and problem solving, innovation, workforce effectiveness, executive development, change management, performance management, succession management, competencies for top talent, innovation, 2011 learning and leadership development conference, conference

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Decision-making and the Peter Principle

Blog: Author: Joy Kosta, HCS, SWP | Source: HCI | Published: September 1, 2011

True story- a colleague sent her husband to the doctor whose report was, “Hearing is fine; listening needs work.” Why People in Power Don’t Take Advice (an article forthcoming in November issue of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes; check out the abstract in our Executive Library where we give you the fresh scoops from B-schools and consultancies), reveals and explores the reasons why as leaders rise in power they tend to take less advice from others. Fascinating on many levels, because all the attention we give to developing hi-potentials for leadership focuses on stretch assignments where people practice making decisions on the job and learning from mistakes. Hay Group research points out that success in one position based on specific (i.e. operational) competencies still means that success in the next position (i.e. strategic or advisory) will depend on developing different competencies.

So, as leaders, how do we go about assessing if we know enough to make the right decision? more »

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Tags: talent leadership, decision-making, developing high potentials, ethics, leadership competencies, learning organization

Are We Shooting Ourselves in the Foot?

Blog: Author: Joy Kosta, HCS, SWP | Source: HCI | Published: August 25, 2011

What kind of shareholder are you? Do you follow stock prices daily? How often do we examine the underlying dynamics that affect it? I’m neither analyst nor economist but it stands to reason that short-term gain often comes along with long-term loss. Here are a few examples that suggest how business is shooting itself in the foot, the impact on your organization’s talent, and our economy... more »

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Tags: talent leadership, competency development, engagement, innovation, productivity, retention, rewards

How “Sticky” Are Your Teams?

Blog: Author: Joy Kosta, HCS, SWP | Source: HCI | Published: August 18, 2011

Bill Taylor, author of Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself, editor of Fast Company and regular contributor to HBR says, “Great companies, great organizations of all kinds, are as much about character as credentials, about how everyone works together as well as how each person does his or her work. Winning teams are more than just a collection of talented individuals.” Perhaps you’ve been following the debate on Bill’s HBR blog about whether a talented individual or a talented team matters more; the fact is that when a team gains or loses a talented individual the whole team’s performance is affected. more »

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Tags: building and leading teams, developing performance, engagement, global teams, high performance organizations, retention

Caretakers of the Eco-system…Are You a Leader of Innovation?

Blog: Author: Joy Kosta, HCS, SWP | Source: HCI | Published: September 8, 2011

Increasingly I’m seeing both the terms and practices of collaboration and innovation occur together, as the logic of why that would be the case is becoming widely accepted. In "Eco-systems for Innovation," a new Deloitte interview of Aneesh Chopra, the United States chief technology officer, who serves as an assistant to the President Obama within the Office of Science & Technology Policy, Chopra uses the term “eco-system” to emphasize both why and how to encourage short-turnaround, fast-paced innovation to meet the country’s goals, job creation and private sector break-throughs. In an eco-system everything connects by design; convening and guiding collaboration so that innovation evolves and emerges quickly, falls upon leaders in the private and public sector. more »

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Tags: talent leadership, collaboration, competencies, innovation