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Technologies to Support Leadership Development
The tendency to "tech up" presentations and training, often without considering if we should, has proliferated learning and development. We need to evaluate how to match technologies to the content rather than designing a program
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Lennox International Inc. Finds Value in Mentoring
Lennox International Inc. is a provider of climate-control solutions for heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration markets in more than 100 countries. Based in Richardson, Texas, the company employs more than 15,000 people in four divisions: residential heating and cooling, commercial heating and cooling, service experts and refrigeration. As part of its executive development program, Lennox initiated…
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Improving Productivity Through Coaching and Mentoring
Although coaching and mentoring seem similar on the surface, the two techniques — and their applications — can have substantially different effects in the workplace.
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CLO Results and Related Responsibilities
At the Spring 2007 CLO Symposium, attendees were asked to write the ideal CLO job description. The following points are their synthesized ideas: Exercise Meaningful Business Influence Essential source of highly relevant human capital guidance to other C-level executives. Critical leadership contribution to key business decisions and changes. Continuing cultivation of the company’s culture and…
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The Looming Talent Crisis
Over the past few years, developing and implementing succession plans and managing them effectively have become increasingly critical to the long-term success of any company. Experts point to a “perfect storm” of trends, including the baby boomers’ impending retirement, a growing skills gap and corporate consolidations and scandals. These trends are coalescing and exacting an…
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Destination Hotels: Leveraging Technology for Effective Succession Planning
As the war for talent heats up, more organizations are finding value in talent management and learning activities integration. Such is the case with Destination Hotels & Resorts. With more than 7,500 employees to look after, Destination found it critical to automate its succession planning process. “Our approach in the world of hospitality is to…
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Managing Succession Plans and Career Paths
Effective managers always anticipate the need for successors, and they are prepared. Because organizations cannot assume the mere existence of a talent pool guarantees the succession neatly will fit into place, effective succession management requires car
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Tough Choice
If you’re finding it harder to make good decisions these days, take heart. It might not be a sign of decline or advancing age. (I know that makes me feel better.) Effective decision making is actually getting much more difficult for everyone, everywhere. So say the members of the U.N.-supported Millennium Project, an international network…












