"There is a forgotten lesson we leaders can learn here as we deal with the thundering rain in the world of business right now. Once you are wet, the fear of getting wet is over and you start enjoying the rain. With the fear gone, you return to your work with unmitigated enthusiasm. However, if you freeze indoors because of rain, there is no way you will reach anyplace."
Saturday 29 November 2008
Interesting Links (December 2008)
A Practical Guide for Developing Leaders
Here's a practical guide for developing leaders provided by Dan McCarthy, adapted from June Delano, a colleague of his, now with Monitor Executive Development.
While the guide does not include everything a leader needs to learn, it does offer ideas for developing people before and during new leadership assignments.
Related to this I'd also recommend (re)reading The Leadership Pipeline by Charan et al
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Standing in the rain - linked to Lessons in Leadership ?!
Here is a thought provoking post from HBR's Vineet Nayar - which is likely to resonate with all parents who stand on the football pitch touchline in all weather at weekends !
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Top 100 Tools for Learning
Jane Hart provides a clear & simple list of the on-line tools being used around the world to learn, network and communicate.
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Running Learning as a Business
Here is a helpful short video from David Vance former President of the Caterpillar Corporate University on the need to run L&D 'as a business' to gain credibility & traction within an organisation.
