Middle management is the glue that holds organizations together, yet many middle managers encounter a lack of support from upper management and massive employee disengagement.
In the years since that report was published, we have learned more about development in place-from research, from working with managers and organizations that are making use of developmental assignments, and from our colleagues in the field.
This Center for Creative Leadership(R) publication contributes to a greater understanding of adaptability and the cognitive, emotional, and dispositional flexibility it requires.
The Center for Creative Leadership developed the role of process advisor in order to provide a long-term coaching solution within the context of its LeaderLab program.
The selection - development - support framework described in this report not only identifies the important factors to consider when working overseas but also specifies ways to develop a talent pool of effective expatriates.
The six-step model described in this report - based on the Center's Tools for Developing Successful Executives program - provides the basics for designing an organizational development initiative.
Senior executives, however, sometimes require a richer feedback experience - one which might also include one or more of the following: detailed verbatim descriptions of performance, observations from family members and friends, psychometric measures of personality and motivation, and data on early history, plus an extended coaching relationship with a professional in leadership development.
A person who works exclusively in staff jobs throughout a career is less likely to develop important leadership competencies than a person who works exclusively in line jobs.
If you want to get a good return on your investment in a leadership program, make sure you have clear expectations, goals, and a plan to put what you learn into practice when you return to the office.
The wrong word, the wrong gesture, the wrong impression-cross-cultural blunders can have serious business consequences such as lost customers, lost relationships, and lost opportunities.