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What Role Do You Play in Developing Talent?
We work with a lot of organizations who are focused on developing their talent. Many leaders see this as ‘promoting’ talent; boosting your best performers up to the next rung on the ladder. Undoubtedly this is important, and we know that it is a desirable outcome, but what if there are not enough rungs on the ladder? What if the
Delivering Against Your Priorities
Last week, I had a conversation with a president of a $600 million company and shared with him a tool to help create focus on delivering his priorities. Most executives find themselves still dealing with urgent requests (like audits, daily production meetings, etc.), but not focused on the most important daily leadership activities. This is not all bad, however, when
The Recognition, Engagement and Culture Connection
We’ve long known that the way to impact or change culture is to change those actions and behaviours that will result in a more favourable culture. Many leadership teams have, in earnest, focused on culture change versus focusing on critical components of the work environment that will result in the desired culture. While there are many elements that contribute to
New Performance Discussion Toolbox for Managers
A few weeks ago, in our blog titled “Hottest Trends in Performance Management – TREAD CAREFULLY!“, we touched on the New Performance Discussion Toolbox for Managers. We had a few individuals reach out to understand better what might be included in this toolbox, and we wanted to share this with you. What Managers need in the New Performance Discussion Toolbox
Hottest Trends in Performance Management – TREAD CAREFULLY!
In recent years, we have seen some organizations rush to re-create their NEW Performance Management System (PMS) or something similar, straight off the Harvard Business Review press that discusses the negatives of old school performance management systems. In doing so however, you need to tread carefully. Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water! To use a phrase from many
Lighthouse NINE Group Invests in Core Belief
Lighthouse NINE Group, one of Canada’s leading independent management consultancies, was founded on a belief of ‘Improving Organizational Performance Through People’. As the firm has grown, that founding belief has grown and developed in all Practice areas, including Coaching and Executive Coaching.At the end of July 2016, the firm completed the journey of ensuring all Partners have Executive Coaching designations,
The Best Leaders Know How to be Consistent and Flexible
Recently my colleague and I were hosting a one week Leadership Development program for a client where we were speaking to the new leaders on the importance of being both consistent and flexible. These leaders found this notion confusing at first, and concerned about how to live this within their own leadership brand. The question they had for us was how
The Shortening of Business Lifespans
It is a well-trodden cliche to talk about business transformation, using the examples of Blockbuster Video versus Netflix, AirBnB versus hotel booking sites and UBER versus taxis. In the end, business is about growth. Growth is about building value through people and brands. Sounds simple. Based on the S&P 500, the lifespan of a company in 1960 was 61 years.
Learning to Wear the Facilitation Crown
I have had the privilege of doing a lot of facilitation over what seems like many years now. I have facilitated small team meetings, large scale events, training programs, university courses, and even bicycle building (team building in disguise). Each facilitation requires something different, in terms of content, tone, pace, or energy but they all have something in common –
