We are officially throwing caution to the wind and thinking outside of the box we usually confine ourselves in when drafting this column. Ready for “old school interactive”? Here you go: 1. Take out a piece of paper and a writing instrument of your choice. Put the following words across the top of the page […]
Leadership is the foundation of your business. Without it, you’ve got nothing. No strategy, culture or success. As such, your choice of a leadership training provider is one of the most important business decisions you’ll make. And, like any business partnership, it’s important that you regularly evaluate your relationship to be sure you’re getting results and […]
The statistics on employee engagement are abysmal. Numbers vary, but it’s safe to say that approximately three-quarters of U.S. employees feel some level of disengagement at work. If you’re struggling with improving employee engagement at your workplace, you’re far from alone. Unfortunately, low employee engagement leads to higher turnover. And, in today’s tight job market, […]
At The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), we recently adopted into our family a very celebrated researcher, author, professor, mother, speaker and now Netflix celebrity: Brené Brown. She just doesn’t know it yet. One or two of us got hooked on her books and when her most recent “Dare to Lead” came out, the CLS […]
Tiger Woods won the Masters Tournament! I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest that this probably isn’t the first time you have heard about this. Whether you like golf or hate it, my guess is that you are not only aware of that outcome but also at least some of the […]
The levels model! When you say those three words to anyone that has been in the training space for more than a decade, the image of Donald Kirkpatrick jumps to mind for a reason. The model, which is attributed to him, has been the foundation of training evaluation since the early 1960s. In a manner […]
A Google search on measuring the impact of a training program will likely return several results. Most of the relevant approaches found will effectively integrate the training transfer focus of the Next-Level Manager (NLM), the Trainee and the Trainer. You also need top-level support and there are other dynamics and stakeholders to consider. But, based […]
There is a very short list of contributions made in the 1950s that remain relevant. The pace of change in the last six years, let alone the last 60, has relegated most of what was considered cutting edge during the 1950s to be obsolete in the here and now. However, the levels model developed by […]
One of the best performance management exercises ever developed is the real-time comparison. It’s simple and it’s effective (probably has something to do with why it is “one of the best”). The exercise positions a thoughtful discussion between a manager and a direct report. The two of them sit down (physically or virtually) and the […]
What if there was a way to increase the impact of learning so that you have a richer experience and you retained and applied more content as a result? The key is integrating reflection into the learning process. CONTACT US > The Benefits of Reflection Critical reflection encourages deep exploration of past experience as you […]
