A Dysfunctional Obsession with Speed?

High potential individuals and the organizations in which they work are obsessed with speed. Individuals are obsessed with the rapid accumulation of accomplishments and organizations are obsessed with the rapid development of leadership capabilities. Each offers the potential to provide the other with something that they seek. For the individual, the organization is a potential [...]

What is “Executive Education?”

I was at a meeting yesterday with a group of educators in which the discussion turned to precisely this topic.  The definitions ranged from “all adult learning focused on employees in the workplace” to short courses focused on the needs of business executives.   Wikipedia provides the following definition: “Executive Education is the term used for programs [...]

Pattern Recognition

  This is one of my favorite competencies.  Some of the most effective leaders that I have seen are incredible at seeing patterns in complex situations that others don’t pick up on.  The videos below are from an e-learning program I put together for a client some years ago.   We are constantly bombarded with information.  At [...]

Five Things to Consider When Creating a Development Plan – part 2

    SECOND THING  If you don’t know where you’re going you won’t know when you get there  If you don’t know where you’re going you won’t know when you get there.      It is important to take some time to put your development activities into a larger perspective.  What are you trying to develop, [...]

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