As the Champaign hub senior manager, he successfully recruited and hired 400 people from frontline personnel to administrators. This was no small feat for a young manager just starting out. Blog Inclusive Leadership Leadership Development Talent Management Women in LeadershipI am excited to bring you the second story in our “Leaders Who Inspire Us” series. Enjoy! —Ed. MORE

Blog Executive Development Women in Leadership Communication Emotional Intelligence Talent ManagementLinkage consultants often comment on relevant stories in the business press, here on the blog. So So we are particularly proud and excited to be quoting our own Susan Brady in an article she co-authored with Forbes contributor Dorie Clark. It limits our ability to learn and grow. MORE

Her grounded and thoughtful approach to talent management and her mission as LPL’s first diversity champion left us feeling more than a little inspired. Her impact reaches far beyond her official role managing a team responsible for companywide risk management processes and controls, compliance and governance and enhancing the corporate risk profile. Enjoy! —Ed. MORE

Blog Coaching Executive Development Leadership Development Talent Management Team EffectivenessThe hustle and bustle of the holiday season has subsided. Chances are good that you’re back at your desk, fully immersed in everything that the start of the New Year brings. You’re off to the races, right? Not sure how to get started? Try it and let us know what you think. MORE

Blog Inclusive Leadership Talent ManagementWhat is our role as business leaders in creating peace, bringing diverse populations together, and addressing exclusion, particularly religious exclusion? Corporate society increasingly has an opportunity (and some believe a responsibility) to impact how we as a culture look at diversity, difference, and inclusion. MORE

Blog Coaching Leadership Development Talent ManagementToday, we’re sharing words of wisdom and a simple exercise from top executive coach Richard Leider. Richard Richard is widely recognized for his work helping 100,000 leaders from more than 50 corporations discover the power of purpose. and “Why would someone choose to follow me?”. Enjoy—Ed. Share your thoughts with us below. MORE

Blog Executive Development Leadership Development Talent Management Coaching Organizational DevelopmentWe here at Linkage are pretty excited about the list of world-class leadership thinkers like Jim Collins, Jeremy Gutsche, and Patrick Lencioni who will be joining the faculty at our  Global Institute for Leadership Development ®  in October. LinkedIn Facebook Twitter email. MORE

Blog Leadership Development Talent Management Top 5 posts Top 5 posts of the monthHow will you think about and plan for what’s next for you this year? The adage: leadership is a journey, not a destination has proven true time and time again. That’s probably why topics like self-awareness and emotional intelligence seem to stay top of mind for you, our readers. IQ gets you hired. MORE

Carla is a 29-year Wall Street veteran, author, and singer who is currently Vice Chairman, Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley. Executive Development Leadership Development Talent Management Women in LeadershipHer undeniable energy brought enthusiasm and excitement to all who joined. Failure always brings you a gift. MORE

Through our work with over 3,000 leaders responsible for talent in half of the Fortune 500, and data from 1,500 Women in Leadership Assessments , we’ve found seven common hurdles that women face as they ascend the leadership ranks. Executive Development Inclusive Leadership Leadership Development Talent Management Women in LeadershipBut it will. MORE

One of the things that I love about attending this event is the incredible energy that I get from being a part of conversations about the latest research trends impacting organizations and talent, and how to apply these findings to both improve organizations and maximize talent. Manage your reactions. Blog Inclusive Leadership Talent Management Women in Leadership MORE

They are about fulfilling a personal mission to drive change and creating a better future for the talent in today’s workforce. One of the most valuable things that we can do as leaders is to create an environment that brings out the best in our talent and reduces bias,” says Elliot. If you are a victim of bias, take the opportunity to figure out how to manage through it,” says Elliot. MORE

Blog Executive Development Leadership Development Talent Management Women in LeadershipFor Women in Leadership Institute ™ faculty member Carla Harris, success is not just about surviving, but thriving in your role. Leaving Harvard Business School, she subscribed to the theory that hard work would mean success. As she found out, that is not always the case. MORE

Blog Executive Development Inclusive Leadership Leadership Development Talent Management Women in LeadershipIn my last post, “ Women leaders, it’s time to own our part of the problem ,” I shared the seven common hurdles that women face as they ascend the leadership ranks. Today, I’m focusing on bias. Our research at Linkage is clear: Bias is all around us. Perhaps. LOVE MY JOB. MORE

As emerging talent, we are given the okay to make mistakes. Over time, this cuts us off from learning, collective wisdom, and the very talent that we work so tirelessly to surround ourselves with, and we become susceptible to making even bigger mistakes. Blog Leadership Development Talent ManagementLet me explain…. Unclear on Strategy. Corporate strategy. And it should. MORE

Blog Leadership Development Talent ManagementThere is something about day three at Linkage’s Global Institute for Leadership Development ® that makes it different. The day is long, the content heavy, and yet we as leaders really come alive in our GILD experience. The Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing of our Learning Teams has kicked into hyperdrive. There are no obstacle courses (except perhaps for afternoon wine) and no traditional team-building exercises. What drives this accelerated connection? It’s the GILD culture. Leaders who come here are a special kind of people. MORE

Blog Inclusive Leadership Women in Leadership Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Development Talent Management What inspires you? It’s a powerful question that will shape and propel your leadership journey. As you’ll see in this short video clip,  over 80 women leaders at our most recent Women in Leadership Institute ™  agreed to share what inspires them. MORE

Blog Executive Development Inclusive Leadership Innovation Leadership Development Talent Management Women in Leadership Diversity and InclusionAs we work to help our clients understand unconscious bias and ensure that the actions that leaders take are in support of—not preventing—an inclusive culture, we help them take positive steps to produce better bottom-line results. MORE

Leadership Development Talent Management Team EffectivenessWhat do you think of when you hear the word feedback? Do you think of ongoing opportunities for learning and growth or  the (often dreaded and now antiquated) annual performance review process? According to professor, researcher, and McKinsey award-winning author Tammy Erickson, it depends on your generation. MORE

Participants in this program are top-level middle managers and leaders of organizations across all of P&G’s products and services. Blog Inclusive Leadership Leadership Development Talent Management Women in LeadershipI am excited to bring you the third story in our “Leaders Who Inspire Us” series. They are about fulfilling a personal mission to drive change. MORE

Blog Coaching Executive Development Leadership Development Talent ManagementToday, we’re sharing seven thought-provoking questions from top executive coach Richard Leider. Richard is widely recognized for his work helping 100,000 leaders discover the power of purpose. and “Am I on a path to becoming a great leader?” His inspired. Click here to start reading at the beginning. Enjoy! MORE

Inclusive Leadership Leadership Development Talent ManagementLeaders who exude confidence are clear about the decisions that they make. They have the right answers to difficult questions, can make strategic decisions quickly, and give valuable directives to their teams in times of need. Confidence, though, when taken too far, can get leaders into trouble. MORE

So it makes perfect sense that Collins and his team also found that companies that put a priority on cultivating and attracting the best leadership talent—current or potential “Level 5” leaders—were most capable of making the jump from good to great. Blog Leadership Development Talent Management Team Effectiveness leadership Leadership Lessons TeamsThese leaders are special. MORE

Blog Coaching Emotional Intelligence Leadership Development Organizational Development Talent Management I was recently coaching a leader who had the potential to do great things. I’m sure you know this type of person—smart, quick, articulate, and out to prove he is the smartest person in the room. All that was missing was a little thing called emotional intelligence. Learn more. MORE

But things got very interesting once participants started talking about their own experiences and observations, especially when one of the male district managers described a female rep whom he managed as “holding back” and that she didn’t feel she was “ready” for a promotion to a leadership role. For some, it was transformational. Taking work criticism more personally. MORE

Blog Leadership Development Talent ManagementToday, we’re sharing insights from preeminent executive-life coach Richard Leider. Richard is widely recognized for his work helping 100,000 leaders discover the power of purpose. Last fall, he helped our 650 Global Institute for Leadership Development ® participants tackle big questions like: “Why would someone choose to follow me?” MORE

Four years ago, I shared such a moment with The Institute of International Education (IIE) , an independent not-for-profit founded in 1919 that manages over 200 programs, including ones for the US State Department and the Fulbright Program. We started by asking the group to invent a consistent way to manage their 200+ programs. Blog Leadership Development Talent Management MORE

Blog Executive Development Inclusive Leadership Leadership Development Talent Management Women in LeadershipToday, we are featuring a guest blog post by one of our Women in Leadership Institute ™ faculty members, Kate Nugent. Most recently, Kate led a learning session on Building Brand and Presence at our 2015 Institute. We’ve come a long way, but we have a long way to go. MORE

Leaders are surrounded by talented individuals who make up their team, but the group’s focus, its energy, is provided by the leader. BC: You don’t go win a gold medal without a strategy—an extremely precise training and progression plan—or agile management skills. Learning to manage that and then excel at it, takes practice. Leading Can Be a Lonely Endeavor. It’s All on You. MORE

Inclusive Leadership Talent Management Women in LeadershipIn my last blog post, I addressed the importance of getting clear about what we want next professionally. Once we have established this, we must be intentional about asking for what we want. If If we don’t ask for what we want, can we really keep complaining that we’re not getting it? Let me explain: We must know what we want. MORE

Participants in this program are top-level middle managers and leaders of organizations across all of P&G’s products and services. Blog Inclusive Leadership Leadership Development Talent Management Women in LeadershipI am excited to bring you the third story in our “Leaders Who Inspire Us” series. They are about fulfilling a personal mission to drive change. MORE

Blog Inclusive Leadership Leadership Development Talent Management Women in LeadershipWhen we asked over 600 women leaders from a cross section of industries and functional areas what most contributed to their advancement into positions of leadership, the overwhelming response was “building a strong network.” Of course not. My network is a casual one. LinkedIn Facebook Twitter email. MORE

The winning combination necessary to achieve success is having the right people on the team and figuring out how to best leverage their talents. And even if I did have the natural talent to be a PGA player, I wouldn’t one day find out or “discover” that ability. Those who know us best can be a great window into our talents. I just couldn’t stick with it. It didn’t work for me. MORE

But the problem with this definition is that managers and leaders often believe that “training” is the same as “learning.” And when training is closely tied to performance objectives (not just training objectives), a manager is in a much better position to judge the ROI of any training program. Managing/leading is not a spectator sport, and while we create and apply theories that suggest performance gains or behavior changes based on their application, we have to follow up and follow through to assess and prove that learning did in fact occur. MORE

As a matter of fact, according to the 2013 Katzenbach Center Survey on Culture and Change Management, 65% of employees globally are change fatigued. Successfully leading change is now a critical core competency in managing any organization’s strategy portfolio of initiatives aimed at driving growth. Are you one of the millions of people around the world suffering from change fatigue? MORE

What advice do you have for a new manager just starting out with a team? Inclusive Leadership Talent Management Women in LeadershipTruth be told, there is a shortage of leaders who inspire employees to be their best at work. Even though our intentions are good, we all make mistakes that disengage others. Exclusion is common in today’s organizations. MORE

Blog Inclusive Leadership Leadership Development Talent Management Team EffectivenessWhat if the solution to inclusion was better understanding of our purpose—or, said differently, our reason for being on this earth ? What if we, as leaders, figured out a way to help one another live out our purpose to the fullest extent? What would be possible? Do I trust you to help us get there? MORE

As a matter of fact, according to the 2013 Katzenbach Center Survey on Culture and Change Management, 65% of employees globally are change fatigued. Successfully leading change is now a critical core competency in managing any organization’s strategy portfolio of initiatives aimed at driving growth. Are you one of the millions of people around the world suffering from change fatigue? MORE

Dean gets better sales per square foot than the industry leaders because of how he manages his stock on key items. His department managers know exactly how many of each product to have on the shelf at any given time to maximize inventory turns. Blog Executive Development Leadership Development Talent Management Team EffectivenessWe think about our bank account balances. We MORE

Managers are focused on the day-to-day operations of an organization; however leaders are focused on the future; what’s possible, what could be? Blog Change & Transition Change and Transition Organizational Development Talent ManagementYet taking a risk is often what people need to move forward. “For some, uncertainty itself becomes a motivator. Bridges.” MORE