I
don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he
was yesterday.
Abraham
Lincoln
We have put together a number of resources that
can be accessed on this site.
Are You A Good Leader?, Fortune, September 2007. This is a short ten question quiz you can take.
"Big Dog" makes available a number
of articles that together become an excellent resource for
the self-help inclined. This page references his leadership
development outline..
Leadership Skills
Development. Many have never
learned who to learn a skill. Unfortunately, many organizations
have not figured it out either. This page presents on overview
of the model we use in our leadership development program.
By Traci Purdum, Industry Week. Oct. 5, 2005
-- According to a new study by Leadership IQ, a global leadership
training and
research
company, 46%
of newly
hired employees will fail within 18 months. The reason: poor
interpersonal skills.
E-Commerce
Times, September, 2005. Wikipedia and other open-source
computer projects also challenge traditional ideas about
executive
leadership.
It requires leaders who encourage collaboration, not obediance.
MarketingProfs, January 18, 2005. I've worked
at companies with smart, charismatic leaders who have
run a good idea right into the ground. A leader without
a sound strategy is like a guide without a compass. . .
eMediaWire. January 11, 2005. Why most managers have never learned
leadership. Leadership can
be
learned, but it takes time, effort, intention, and a sincere
effort.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA,
September 18, 2004
The article mentions that corporate investments in executive
leadership development are at an all-time high and covers two
general
methods currently in vogue.
Fast Company, NY,
USA - Sep 21, 2004
... This year, Ford will send about 2,500 managers to its Leadership
Development Center for one of its four programs.
Business Wire (press release)
- San Francisco,CA,USA, September 14, 2004
It's recommended that companies provide the necessary executive
leadership coaching to the bottom third of managers and executives
to turn around their performance.
By: Bill Thomas, Posted on Tuesday, May 25,
2004, zongoo.com
Did you know that there are 7 really effective, yet powerful
ways to improve your leadership learning?
Presents a very common sense but
powerful principles to skills development for those in technology
that can be followed
by others
as well.
Web
Sites With Good Leadership Articles
The
student that takes from once source gets punished,
The
professor that takes from 20 sources gets published
The
scholar that takes from 100 sources gets put on a pedestal.
Murray Johannsen
Few sites with leadership articles
do a very good job of screening their articles so the quality
of the
information is often low. The ones presented below are some
of the better sites one that
seek
to present
useful
content,
ranging
from the expert to the novice.
This is a group of professional speakers who have written
short articles as a means of getting their name out there.
Some good reads, but mostly conventional wisdom combined
with platitudes.
Many of this articles where published in business
magazines so the quality is goodr. For some reason leadership
was
put under the heading management science which is a oxymoron
along the lines of clean coal, temporary tax increase, and
compassionate conservative and job security.
A number of good articles targeted toward
senior managers and executives. Articles are a bit longer, between
2000 and 2500 words. Our favorite title amongst the many is:
"Train Dogs and Develop Leaders."
A 6 minute audio streamed
or PodCast interview with Marshall Goldsmith. Elliott Masie
asks Marshall to discuss his findings about the effectiveness
of leadership
development activities.
