

Design to Develop Leaders
How to ensure that new and better leaders emerge in your company (Real-World Leadership Development, Part 3) IN TWO PREVIOUS ARTICLES I have laid out 8 Leadership Development Propositions which I have taught and practiced for over 35 years. This subject should not be a concern only for top executives of large companies. Leaders of groups of any size can benefit from knowing and applying these principles. A 3-D look at leadership development Proposition 4 states, “Since leader


Commit to Developing People
People and leadership development are a continuum (Real-World Leadership Development, Part 2) WE ARE CONSIDERING why so few organizations are producing new and better leaders, and what you can do to ensure that new leaders will emerge in your sphere. In Part 1, I offered four propositions about leadership development. Today I want to add four more before we move on to describe how an aspiring leadership developer should think and approach this task. You may not see yourself a


How Leaders Are Really Developed
And why typical leadership development efforts don't work (Real-World Leadership Development, Part 1) WHY IS IT that so few organizations are producing new and better leaders? I emphasize new and better leaders, because that is the true test of any leadership development program. Most organizations of any size today offer training under the heading of “Leadership Development.” Executives have often participated in more workshops, presentations, and classes than they can name,