How do you become a leader others want to follow? What does it take? Do you need to develop a personality that is larger than life? Do you need a magnetism that draws others to you? In the past, some believed that leaders needed a certain...
Research has long suggested the primacy of the manager to driving employee engagement. The manager mediates an employee’s relationship with the organization, their work, and their colleagues, strongly influencing their perceptions of the employment experience. Gallup is in the process of releasing a new book –...
Recently, I had the chance to talk to an HR leader at a multinational food company about their leadership pipelines. It was an old story – they had a very weak group of rising leaders and were forced to go outside of the company to...
Being a new manager has always been tough and emotional. Maybe you were promoted into the role because you were a great individual contributor, but are now being asked to do very different and uncomfortable things. You might be stepping into an underperforming team or a...
Last week, more than 250+ managers from 16 companies started their development journey with ExecOnline in our brand new virtual program for new managers – Launch into Leadership. From conception, the program took 9 months to develop, involving 12 focus groups and 100+ conversations with...