Posts in Leadership
Media Partners Research Finds 5 Key Influences on Employee Experience
How do we make time at work the best it can be for employees? That’s the question that motivated a recent Media Partners’pulse survey. We asked HR, L&D, and business pros which of 8 major organizational factors they feel are most important when it comes to positively affecting the employee experience.
3 Crucial Communication Tips for Team Leaders
For leaders charged with managing a team, there are 3 areas where communication skills can make a significant impact. This post explains what the areas are and the skills needed for effectively handling them.
Kickstarting a Growth Mindset -- In Yourself and Those You Manage
What is a growth mindset? Some use it synonymously with lifelong or continuous learning. But it originated with Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck. This article explains more about Dweck's work while providing helpful tips for developing a growth mindset in yourself and those you manage.
Why Training and Development for Modern Managers Is So Critical
Some research has concluded that only one in 10 people have the kind of innate talent needed to excel in management. However, with the proper training and development, many mangers can build the capabilities they need to become engaging, high-performing leaders.
Read More »What Leaders Can Learn from Lobsters
When it comes to what can help a leader grow…lobsters provide an important insight. Watch this 1-minute clip.
[Video] Getting Your Employees Out of Their Shells: A Leadership Lesson Inspired By Turtles
Some employees share ideas easily, while others need a bit more time to warm up and come out of their shells. This 55-second video clip explains why it’s important for leaders to create a work environment where employees feel safe giving input and presenting ideas.
How Executives Pay Learning Forward: Leaders-as-Teachers Programs
Leaders-as-teachers programs have been directly linked to organizational performance. Formally incorporating the approach into a blended learning portfolio can be a differentiating L&D strategy, and one that offers business leaders unique opportunities to pay learning forward. This article offers L&D Tips for Driving Successful Leaders-as Teachers Programs.
The Science of Storytelling: How Storytelling Shapes Our Behavior
When we hear or read a word, hundreds of signals activate the visual, auditory, and language-processing regions of our brains in a matter of milliseconds. They tap into our working memory, long-term memory, and even our subconscious to give things meaning. Considering all these responses are elicited by a single word, imagine what your brain looks like while processing an entire story.
Build a Culture of Accountability: A 4-Step Strategy for L&D
“I am accountable” is a statement many people make with satisfaction, pride, and a sense of strength and accomplishment. It’s also one that many learning professionals would like to hear more often in their organizations.
This post outlines accountability's many benefits (to individuals and organizations) and presents L&D with a 4-step strategy for building accountability organization-wide.
The Sad State of Soft Skills and How L&D Can Fix It
In this age of emphasis on education in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and math), research by LinkedIn, Google, Deloitte, and other organizations confirms what learning and business professionals know well: that technical capabilities are only part of the picture when it comes to business success.
