Corporate Training | Developing Human Capital ™
It’s not enough to create a culture of leadership and do nothing with the results. If you plan to develop leaders, you need to develop a leadership bench, or leadership pool. Here are some ways to create your leadership bench.
Creating a culture of leadership is more than adding leadership training and naming the organization a leadership organization. Here are a few ways to truly create a culture of leadership - and create a pool of talented leaders for your organization.
Too often we find that we blame others for issues that impact us and our lives. We suggest that our life is the result of what others have done or are doing and we eliminate our responsibility towards those events. My suggestion to any possible resolution is to take 100% responsibility.
Take responsibility for what you are contributing.
Take responsibility for what you are acting upon.
Take responsibility for what direction events are taking you.
This reminds me of a merry-go-round. As a child, the charm of the merry-go-round was that it did not go far, you could see your parents every 15 seconds or so and that there was reassurance in their support as you went round and round. The problem with the ride is that it did not do much else. Too often, we find our life, both personally and professionally, not much different than that merry-go-round. We just continue going in circles and are afraid to get off the ride.
Taking responsibility for everything is our first step towards getting off this ride. So, what are you doing to get off the ride? Are you happy with your life? Your marriage? Your family? Your spirituality? Your health? How about your professional life?
You cannot expect any other outcome without changing your ride!Too often we find that we blame others for issues that impact us and our lives. We suggest that our life is the result of what others have done or are doing and we eliminate our responsibility towards those events. My suggestion to any possible resolution is to take 100% responsibility.
Take responsibility for what you are contributing.
Take responsibility for what you are acting upon.
Take responsibility for what direction events are taking you.
This reminds me of a merry-go-round. As a child, the charm of the merry-go-round was that it did not go far, you could see your parents every 15 seconds or so and that there was reassurance in their support as you went round and round. The problem with the ride is that it did not do much else. Too often, we find our life, both personally and professionally, not much different than that merry-go-round. We just continue going in circles and are afraid to get off the ride.
Taking responsibility for everything is our first step towards getting off this ride. So, what are you doing to get off the ride? Are you happy with your life? Your marriage? Your family? Your spirituality? Your health? How about your professional life?
You cannot expect any other outcome without changing your ride!
We all instinctively know that learning and development within the corporate space is ‘supposed to’ make a difference. Yet, far too often the programs (not necessary the people) fail due to the following reasons. Some of these reasons are structural, but too many times it is just poor project management.
A primary reason many programs and [...]
As we close our discussion on creating a coaching or mentoring program, you must take the time to make the program permanent. You’ve measured the success of the program in both human capital and otherwise. You’ve shown that success to the decision makers and stakeholders and they are “on board”. Let’s look at some ways [...]
Summary: Just because budgets are tight and staffs are at a bare minimum, don’t put your training program on hiatus. Coaching is an effective and cost efficient resource for a restricted economy.
Summary: Organizations are beginning to emerge as different entities after the economic downturn. Here are some areas on which to focus training while emerging with a “new face”.
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