Leadership

Posts with the ‘Leadership’ tag

Two Reasons Corporate Values Don’t Work

Organizational or personal values describe HOW we operate. Many organizations claim to follow certain values because they list them on their websites, or they are on a poster in their offices. However, many employees will say their organization has values published, but admit those companies do not live by them. Why?  I believe there are two […]

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Leaders: 4 Steps To Building Bench Strength

How's Your Bench Strength?

I was caught in the trap of my own making.  I watched my company cut leadership training from its training curriculum in the early 2000’s.  As the years went on, I began to bark about this lack of training for leaders.  I believe that an organization that does not develop its next generation of leaders […]

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4 Steps to Becoming A Leader Of Character

Becoming a leader of character is a process that never ends.  It is a never ending road towards a destination you can never completely reach.  But, leaders must take this road daily in order to grow and lead well. I had the benefit of my father, General Jim Anderson, and four years of training at […]

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The Problem with Corporate Leadership Training

Corporate Leadership Training

Most corporate sponsored leadership training is ineffective. Why? Many consultants attempt to jam their round peg of a program into the square hole of an organization. Most training has a short half -life because there lacks accountability within the client organizations to actually implement the ideas generated at training events. Leadership training often focuses on […]

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