By Deepa
To continue from the previous post: A list of moderate to extensively used Leader Development programmes in the order of ranking (Page 17) Formal workshops or training seminars (internal or external) Special projects or assignments within one?s own job responsibilities Reading articles, books, or other reference materials Tests, assessments, or other measures of skills Coaching […]
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Development Dimensions International, Inc. (DDI) has recently published a 56 page report titled the ?Best Practices for Tomorrow?s Global Leaders?. The study includes responses from 4,559 leaders and 944 HR representatives from 42 countries. Some aspects of the study that made an interesting read: What is the most respected Leadership behaviour? Leaders think ?ability to […]
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I have wanted to post this for a while now. While ?innovation? has been widely acknowledged as the need of the hour, the key to survival, little thought is paid to the work place and its importance in stimulating creativity. If at all, we have some great reception areas and conference rooms but beyond that […]
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Business Week reports that two employees at CityWatcher.com have silicon chips embedded into them. According to their CEO, Sean Darks, who also has one of the chips embedded says that the chips work “like an access card. There’s a reader outside the door; you walk up to the reader, put your arm under it, and […]
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ViaTim Stay’s blog “If you don?t love what you do, how can they (your customers) love what you do?” Seth Godin
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Market shifts are happening pretty rapidly these days. Davis Masten’s post that 90% of the products that Intel delivers on December 31 did not even exist of January 01 of the same year!! This New York Times article reports that I.B.M. has identified about a dozen “hot” skills most likely to be in demand over […]
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I continue to be amazed with the wealth of knowledge and experience that leaders are willing to share and make available to readers. Marshall Goldsmith makes his resources available online here Doug Hall’s makes his book “Jump Start your Business Brain” as a free MP3 audio book. It’s a great read and was delighted to […]
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From this month’s HR News and Views! Getting things done: Mastering the Art of Stress-Free Productivity, David Allen A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink The Effective Executive, Peter Drucker The path of least Resistance, Robert Fritz The 5 patterns of extraordinary careers, Jim Citrin and Rick Smith The Bodacious Book of Succulence, SARK Reimagine! Tom […]
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The following is an extract from ?The Dancing Toll Taker? by Dr. Charles Garfield. This appears in the ?Learning Journeys? a book where top management experts share their personal stories on lessons learnt, edited by Marshall Goldsmith and others. A wonderful and must read book. Dr. Charles Garfield was a member of the team that […]