Learner-Driven Leader Development: Maximizing Individual, Team, and Organizational Performance

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by jabdelnour | October 25, 2018

The learning needs and expectations of today’s leaders have intensified. They face more business complexity, more demands on their time, and more information competing for their attention. Learning professionals can most effectively create a rich learning environment by taking cues from their learners. Drawn from surveys and interviews with today’s busy professionals, here are approaches that will help you engage and motivate your people to learn.

Leadership Development Trends in Latin America

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by jabdelnour | October 15, 2018

As more Latin American regional companies gear up to expand globally, many are turning to innovative leadership development programs to ensure they have in place the leadership they need to succeed. Our clients have helped us identify some of the drivers for Latin America’s leadership needs, and in this brief we highlight how these companies are designing state-of-the-art programs to help them invest in their own people, build cross-cultural competencies, and create maximum impact.

Short Bursts, Not Shortcuts: The Value of Learning Over Time

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by jabdelnour | September 30, 2018

One of the most critical challenges faced by learning and development teams is overcoming the time crunch that today’s business leaders experience. These leaders are so pressed for time that they often end up forgoing the formal learning opportunities that help ensure that the right capabilities and skills are being developed. One approach to meeting the time-crunch challenge is implementing “short burst” learning that takes place over a more extended period than traditional formal programs, but that results in greater retention of learning and better outcomes as learning is immediately applied.

Accelerating the Path to Authenticity for Millennials

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by jabdelnour | September 7, 2018

It’s no secret that millennials have a huge influence in the business world: within the next decade, members of the millennial generation will make up nearly three-quarters of the workforce as boomers transition to retirement. As the pace of today’s VUCA business world quickens, more millennials are being thrust into leadership roles at a younger age than the generations before them. The problem is, these millennials might not have the life and work experience needed to express their authentic selves as leaders. Developing authentic millennial leaders requires collaboration with leadership and development professionals to help capitalize on the strengths of […]

How to Turn Your Busy Leaders into the Teachers They Need to Be

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by jabdelnour | September 5, 2018

Today’s complex work environment requires that our leaders also embrace their role as teachers, in both formal and in formal settings. Leader-led development helps set the business context for employees. With leaders as teachers, employees are more likely to become more engaged in learning, and for the rising generation in the workforce, coaching is not an option, it’s an expectation on its way to becoming a requirement. There’s no one way for leaders to teach. They can coach employees, or participate in formal mentorship programs. They can help define leadership initiatives, teach a module, or lead in discussion. They can […]