The CEO of a large non-profit recently recognized her organization was at risk of losing lots of critical knowledge and relationships because many of its 50 most senior leaders are approaching retirement. Top managers in this geographically distributed environmental...
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Why Is It So Hard To Close the Skills Gap? 3 Mistakes to Avoid
Hiring managers are often “predictably irrational,” to borrow a term from one of my favorite books. That is, they do predictable things that don’t necessarily support their stated interests. If you’re having trouble finding the talent you need, here are three...
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Clueless About Leadership Development in Mumbai
The head of leadership development for one of those global companies that ends up on everyone’s “Best Places to Work” list says executives in the U.S. and Europe are clueless when it comes to developing leaders to drive growth in emerging markets. He told me senior...
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How to Motivate the Multigenerational Workforce
Almost every executive I talk to is worried about some aspect of getting the generations to play nicely together. This is often just code for “How do we keep our younger employees happy and productive?” For example, the president of one chemical company offered a...
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How to Re-energize Your High-Potentials
In the last generation, organizations have created a lot of professional and managerial roles that will be extremely hard to fill in the years ahead. For example, systems engineers, geoscientists, risk managers, network architects, tool & die makers, and nurse...
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Lake Wobegon for Leaders — Are You Better Than Average?
The stories of failed moral and ethical leadership keep coming. Jon Corzine’s brokerage firm MF Global is being investigated for illegally diverting $600 million in customer investments. Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs and McKinsey consulting rock star, is arrested...
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