A Guide to Writing an Executive Development Plan (EDP)
A Guide to Writing an Executive Development Plan (EDP) An executive development plan (EDP) is a strategic tool for nurturing leadership skills, aligning personal growth with organizational goals, and preparing executives to navigate complex challenges. Creating a well-structured development plan for executives ensures that senior leaders are equipped to drive innovation, inspire teams, and achieve […]
Excellent Communication Requires Patience
Excellent Communication Requires Patience Individuals who communicate effectively can achieve far more than those who give confusing feedback or struggle with an awkward communication style or poor message delivery. It’s one of the reasons most organizations list strong communication skills among the competencies one working in the modern workforce needs to be hired or secure […]
The Difference Between Responsibility and Accountability in Leadership
The Difference Between Responsibility and Accountability in Leadership Think back to a time when seemingly small decisions impacted thousands of people. Situations have ended with decreased profits, major transitions, and employee downsizing. You may have a government agency accusing one party of negligence and another stakeholder pointing their finger at independent contractors that were hired […]
How to Develop and Implement a Training Retention Strategy
How to Develop and Implement a Training Retention Strategy Even after the most impactful training event, participants quickly forget much of what they have learned. It’s a phenomenon called learning decay and it happens to everybody, no matter how engaged they were during the training event or how interested they were in the content. Being […]
3 Ways to Prepare High Potential Employees for Leadership Roles
3 Ways to Prepare High Potential Employees for Leadership Roles Leadership development ensures that organizations are ready to overcome challenges and capitalize on business opportunities as they arise. Leaders set the tone for excellence throughout the organization and lead others to maximum performance, but these leaders must be identified and developed over time to become […]
Followership in Leadership: The Role It Plays
Followership in Leadership: The Role It Plays Effective leadership in an organization is essential, but if teams are unable to carry out the vision, even the best leaders will not be able to meet their goals. This is why followership is a critical role that is often overlooked in an organization. There are many resources […]
5 Change Management Activities to Add to Your Agenda to Ensure Productive Meetings
5 Change Management Activities to Add to Your Agenda to Ensure Productive Meetings Introducing new concepts, systems, or processes in a work environment is rarely as simple as sending an email and immediately getting the desired results. Successfully convincing individuals to change their behavior in the workplace requires: Clear communication about expectations An organizational training […]
4 Expert Tips on Running Effective Meetings
4 Expert Tips on Running Effective Meetings In this digital age of instant messaging, group chats, and video conferencing, meetings may seem like a relic of the past. Sometimes, though, your team needs a face-to-face opportunity to talk through problems, brainstorm projects, and strategize. But this influx of tech tools has increased the pressure on […]
Top 5 Skills Needed to Successfully Resolve Conflicts in the Workplace
Top 5 Skills Needed to Successfully Resolve Conflicts in the Workplace Everyone experiences some kind of conflict in the workplace at some point. Something which Covid has added a realm of complexity to, to not only detect, but also resolve. Conflict can arise in many situations, but disagreements with coworkers commonly cause interpersonal strife. In […]
The Importance of Delegation for Leadership
The Importance of Delegation for Leadership Delegation in leadership not only helps get things done, but it also empowers employees by giving them greater autonomy. No leader can do all things at all times, and delegation is a key tool for boosting team and organizational performance and efficiency. A Gallup study found that companies led […]