development

Building a Leadership Development Program from Scratch

How do you build a leadership development program from scratch? It is a questions posed to me and it would not leave my brain until I wrote it down. Talent management is about great conversations, and leadership development is about structuring those conversations around experiences, self reflection, and networking. It can be done well and with a single currency – time from other leaders.

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What if We Called It Your Individual Development Story?

A key piece of talent management is an individual development plan. Yet so few people have them, and something has to change because it is one of the most critical pieces of the process of helping someone get better. What if we called it an individual development story? When we call it a story the elements we look for and the roles we offer become clearer and expected. Talent management is about great conversations. An individual development story has all the makings of a great conversation.

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5 Key Outcomes – Individual Development Plan Conversation

Talent management is about great conversations between a leader and a follower over time. I use the talent scorecard to help leaders assess their own habits and get some feedback on where they need to start. The lack of development plans are one item that has emerged as a major gap in the habits of leaders. To understand the benefits of investing time into this effort, here are 5 key outcomes that happen when we make development plans a habit.

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What Staking A Web Claim Says About You

We say we are lots of things, and talent management is about knowing and utilzing those things. But can we really say we are creative and progressive if we do not own a web domain? I think it is a good measure.

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3 Things To Give Development Plans Momentum

So how do you set measures for a development plan that will be meaningful and result in positive momentum for the talent management in your organization? Here are three thoughts that will help leaders create meaningful measures for development goals. The talent scorecard is also a great place for leaders to assess their own habits.

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Our Talent / Self Awareness Language – Have One?

Talent management is a conversation. Here are three questions you might have and books to read that will help you explore and find answers. The backdrop of the whole talent management conversation is self awareness and community. Here are two tools that will help create the awareness you need as an individual and sharing it with others will create the community you will need to support your own journey.

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Development Tips: Communication that Creates Momentum

Communication is a critical skill at all levels of leadership/followership. The book Great on the Job offers some solid advice to help people manage themselves into a good spot as they start a new job. Here are four ideas of how a leader could use this content to help their whole team develop in some of these key areas using this book. Talent management is about great conversations, and Great on the Job provides some tools to help that happen in a variety of situations.

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Listening – Add This 360 Habit

360 feedback tools help leaders listen, but they are events, not habits. Here is one way to listen well and create a great talent management conversation without having a special 360 assessment. Habits like these make you a more effective leader by giving you real-time feedback.

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Rethinking The Leadership Book Club – 3 Tips To Increase The Impact

Talent management is about great conversations. Book clubs can be a powerful talent management tool because any size organization can do it. Here are 3 tips for increasing the impact of the experience on the people and the organization. Remember it is a conversation, not a lecture. Talent management is about great conversations.

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Process Trumps Solution – If relationships matter . . .

Talent management is about relationships. If people trust you as a leader and you understand their perspective on the decisions you are making, the outcomes become easier. Goals are great, but when it comes to leadership and teamwork, the process of understanding the goals, arguing about the steps to get there, and finalizing the plan (budget, people, etc.) is the most important piece. In talent management, relationships matter.

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Process vs Solution – What does my focus say?

Talent management is about focusing on a process that brings people together to have a great conversation. It could be about performance, career, development, a new job, or a multitude of other topics. The input all connects, and the tools are time and commitment. Here is a quote and some thoughts that sum it all up when it comes to talent management, trust, and business outcomes.

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Leadership – Keeping it Simple

Talent management is too often introduced with buzzwords/phrases like “The right people on the bus” or “engagement” or “rewards/recognition programs”. At the core of talent management are a few behaviors, and every leader can assess their own talent management habits using the talent scorecard.

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