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Summary reults from American Management Association (AMA) commissioned the Human Resource Institute (HRI) to conduct a global leadership development survey of 1,573 executives and managers across the world between March and August this year

Why leadership development programmes are not always able to achieve their objectives since leadership is one of most discussed and little understood phenomenon in the corporate world.

Presents a very common sense but powerful principles to skills development for those in technology that can be followed by others as well.

In today's business environment of rapid technological change, global competition and shorter product life cycles, companies are increasingly looking at their purpose, the values of their employees, their corporate values, and increased creativity. The spiritual may be making it's way into more businesses.

The author writes that while employers are looking for a set of soft skills, the education systme and not so good at supplying them.

Eric Krell, Society For Human Resource Management On-line, March 2005
Though difficult to ascertain, measuring the return on the cost of expatriate assignments is necessary to justify the expensive investment.

By Ernie Turner, The Malaysia Star, December 2004

WHAT makes learning last? We all agreed that traditional classroom training programmes produce limited results when developing leaders and teams. We quickly came to the conclusion that most companies spend a small fortune on training programmes in these areas that do not deliver the sustainable change required or desired.

Conference Board, November, 2004
Many leadership development challenges faced by organizations in other parts of the globe are magnified in the Asia Pacific region (note: report is available for download).

By Seo Jee-yeon, Korea Times, October, 2004
Ethic leadership based on moral authority takes shape in the South Korean business world, replacing once-dominant charismatic leadership, according to an expert in leadership development.

"This era requires different leadership, and as more and more women take roles in society, they need leaders," said, Cho Hyoung, director of Ewha School for Leadership Development adding that "ESLD was established to provide a previously absent empowering mechanism to help support women's roles in society."

By Phillip Augustine, The Star Online.
Developing better understanding of one's own behavior results in better self-awareness and understanding, charting career development, team building, management and leadership training, problem solving ...

Source: Asia Careers Web Site.

Companies are finding it difficult to recruit the right people and keep them happy in the jobs. Here are the priority areas every boss should be concerned with. In this study, the top four human resource issues facing Asian companies were:

• Leadership development
• Recruiting high-quality employees
• Building strong corporate values
• Employee retention

By Mal Tannekoon, The Star - Malaysia, April 18, 2004
Noel Tichy, the leadership expert in organisational behaviour and human resource managementand who headed up General Electric’s famed Leadership Development Center addresses, "Why some companies consistently win in the marketplace while others struggle from crisis to crisis." The answer—leadership.

The Star--Malaysia

Here is a short interview on leadership development. In this case it’s an interview of Noel Tichy, who used to run the GE’s leadership development center.

Dr Marshall M. Lih, National University of Singapore, CDTL Brief, April 2003

According to the author, there is no greater need in education today than developing leaders of a society who can meet the complex and multifaceted challenges of the 21st Century. The need is global and covers all fields of endeavors and all levels of the society.

The Star, May 3, 2004

All companies aspire to be among the most admired companies in the world, but how many can actually boast this achievement? Where are Asian companies positioned in this equation?

Assistant Professor William Koh, Department of Management & Organization, NUS

If leadership is the process of influencing a group towards accomplishing its goals, then every one of us is a leader or can be a leader.

Press Release: December 3, 2003 (Asia)

HONG KONG-The active involvement of CEO's is a critical factor in building leadership quality and depth, according to a new study by Hewitt Associates.

By Leon Gettler, The Age, Australia, November 11, 2003

Bosses, according to a new survey, claim that employee morale is a big issue - but the same study's figures suggest most don't have a clue about what to do about it.

Thailand, The Nation, Published on Mar 8, 2004

L'Oreal, the cosmetics giant says it must develop talent on a global scale. L'Oreal Thailand's managing director tells how his company develops leaders globally.

The Standard, Hong Kong, Mukul Munish

China is facing an acute shortage of skilled senior managers and hiring experienced overseas talent is just a short-term solution, human resources expert Hewitt Associates said. Interestingly enough, 40 per cent of the organizations rated their approach to leadership development ``low'' to ``very low'', while 60 per cent say they did not develop leaders.

International Study: Conference Board: CEO's in Asia, U.S. and Europe Report Different Issues of Concern

Legacee's International Leadership Development Approach

We do not build management ability—this is already done very well by university schools of business. We fine-tune leadership skills. Shrewd individuals understand that they can separate themselves from the crowd by investing in themselves in skills that separate them from the crowd. While almost all management and technical expertise can be found off-shore and in other companies, an organization cannot outsource its core leadership positions. These are best build from within the organization.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

There is a common misperception that leadership is all about making speeches that inspire the masses. This misses the most common aspects of transformational leadership: what to say and how to act during face-to-face conversation or when in a meeting.

This program focuses on developing the expertise needed to function as a transformational leader...a special set of skills designed to break out of the prison of the status quo.

The focus is on Moments of Truth—how to positively influence a person or a group.