Five indicators of leadership 1. Predicting 2. Visioning 3. Assessing 4. Designing 5. CommunicatingValarie Washington … [Read more...] about Five indicators of leadership
Five myths of leadership
1. Leadership is commonly found 2. Leaders are not all at the top 3. Leadership skills are needed by many not the few 4. Leadership is often low profile and not obvious 5. Leaders that are enablers not directors achieve mostAndy Britnell … [Read more...] about Five myths of leadership
Five tips for leaders
1. Put ethics first – do the right things 2. Surround yourself with the best you can find 3. How people you value them as individuals 4. Be trustworthy 5. Develop win/win solutionsSusan Cullen … [Read more...] about Five tips for leaders
Four Parts to the classic learning model
The 'training or learning cycle'Identify learning needs Design the learning event Implement the event Evaluate value of applied learning … [Read more...] about Four Parts to the classic learning model
Four tough learning evaluation questions
Has the training led to the relevant learning? Has the learning been transferred to the job? Have new skills and knowledge become an integrated and permanent part of the learner’s job performance? Has the training been cost effective?Source: Marguerite FoxonHow do you and your organization fair? … [Read more...] about Four tough learning evaluation questions
Four stages to the to the Honey & Mumford learning cycle
Four stages to the to the Honey & Mumford learning cycleHaving an experience Reviewing Concluding Planning application of the learningSource: Honey and Mumford … [Read more...] about Four stages to the to the Honey & Mumford learning cycle
Coaching – seven sport and organisational analogies
Emphasis on excellence Putting high value on persistence Stressing self-reliance Embracing competition Encouraging comradeship Massive motivation to win - to be the best Huge satisfaction for winnersSource: David Megginson … [Read more...] about Coaching – seven sport and organisational analogies
Eight roles for interventionist people developers
Eight roles for interventionist people developersDiagnosing Helping to diagnose & specify the need Translating Determining your specific contribution Designing Designing learning strategies & methods Resourcing Developing & organising development resources Implementing Creating the acquisition of learning Enabling Assisting the application of the learning Catalysing Organising and maximising value of … [Read more...] about Eight roles for interventionist people developers
Ten signs of future leaders
Ten signs of future leaders1. A propensity to lead 2. Brings out the best in people 3. Authenticity and integrity 4. Receptivity to feedback 5. Learning, agility 6. Adaptability 7. Conceptual thinking 8. Able to navigate ambiguity 9. A passion for results 10. Culture fitRogers and Smith … [Read more...] about Ten signs of future leaders
Nine ways leaders manage change
Nine ways leaders manage change1. Have vision not just reactions 2. Care more about achievement not status 3. Show they are committed not detached 4. Are accessible not detached 5. Are communicators not introverts 6. Are politically sensitive, not politically ignorant 7. Take responsibility rather than pass it 8. Are adaptable not inflexible 9. Are developing and learning not decliningSir Michael Bichard … [Read more...] about Nine ways leaders manage change
Five competencies for leading change
Five competencies for leading change1. Envision 2. Engage 3. Enable 4. Inquire 5. DevelopMalcolm Higgs … [Read more...] about Five competencies for leading change
Six characteristics of transformational leaders
Six characteristics of transformational leaders1. Transmitting a sense of joint mission and ownership 2. Expressing dedication to followers 3. Appealing to the hopes and desires of followers 4. Addressing crises head on 5. Easing group tension in critical times 6. Sacrificing self-gain for the gain of others Bass and Avolio … [Read more...] about Six characteristics of transformational leaders
The virtuous learning cycle
A focus on effectiveness leading to… Strong perception of relevance, leading to... Immediate application of learning, leading to… Rewards from that application and use, leading to… Enthusiasm for further learning. Source: Alan Mumford … [Read more...] about The virtuous learning cycle
2-minute Twitter guide for marketing
Twitter is currently one of the fastest growing communication tools available to organizations big and small. While origionally designed as a social networking/ chat tool, it is rapidly finding its way as a marketing and training tool.Twitter is both a social and marketing tool - don't abuse either approach. If your tweets are mainly business - tell people in your bio or DM (if you must). If its mainly personal declare it too - sure you many lose some followers in the short term, but gain in … [Read more...] about 2-minute Twitter guide for marketing
Ten leadership follower types
Ten follower types 1. Isolates 2. Bystanders 3. Participants 4. Activists 5. Die-hards 6. Alienated 7. Passive 8. Conformist 9. Exemplary 10. Pragmatic Kellerman and Kelley … [Read more...] about Ten leadership follower types
Eleven Trailblazing Leadership Behaviours
To be an effective leader, Jay Klagge has proposed the development and demonstration of eleven trailblazing behaviours Eleven trailblazing behaviours1. Creativity 2. Effectiveness 3. Use of facts and data 4. Quality of work 5. Meeting of deadlines 6. Implementing solutions 7. Efficiency 8. Use of sound method 9. Being goal-driven 10. Quantity of work 11. Being dependableJay Klagge … [Read more...] about Eleven Trailblazing Leadership Behaviours
Four signs of fearless leaders
Four signs of fearless leaders 1. Speak the truth when it needs to be heard 2. Encourage debate and different opinions 3. Listen well 4. Accept failure is a possibility Larraine and Segil … [Read more...] about Four signs of fearless leaders
Seven elements to a leader’s management style
1. Reliance on others 2. Aggression 3. Risk seeking 4. Readiness to try something new 5. Task orientation 6. People orientation 7. Growth for the organisation Drago … [Read more...] about Seven elements to a leader’s management style
Eight personal qualities of a leader
Eight personal qualities of a leader 1. Personal integrity 2. Open to ideas 3. Fair, honest and supportive 4. Dependable, imaginative, broad-minded 5. Competent, determined, mature 6. Ambitious and independent 7. Loyal, caring, and co-operative 8. Straightforward Hultman … [Read more...] about Eight personal qualities of a leader
Five ways leaders create vision
Five ways leaders create vision 1. Learn to enlist and involve others in the vision 2. Show passion and demand it in others 3. Set the bar high 4. Set the stage 5. Communicate values Nicholas Conner … [Read more...] about Five ways leaders create vision
