The Leadership Forum

Top Tips for creating a successful Leadership Development Programme

Hi

I came across this useful blog by Liggy Webb for the Training Journal with some top tips for creating a Leadership Development Programme.

In short the tips are around the following 4 areas :-

1.  Identify your company's leadership needs

2.  Don't

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How to get the best out of your employees' ideas

Ever had a great idea on how to better your company, but felt unheard?

Well, you’re not alone.

According to new research released today by the idea management company, Sideways 6, more than a third of employees across the globe believe that their compa

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Instead of managing employees......start developing them!

Hi All

A blog in the Training Journal this week, caught my eye and I thought it was worth sharing with other Leaders.

Diane Strohfus for Training Journal writes "The easiest way to introduce a meaningful change is to start with the language we use. I

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3 reasons why science says kindness can make you a better leader.....

Hi All

I came across this interesting article from Inc Magazine.

https://www.inc.com/todd-nordstrom/research-says-kindness-can-make-you-a-better-leader-here-are-3-reasons-why.html?cid=sf01003

I totally agree with this, particularly point 1.  Apprecia

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Catch people doing something right!

One of the first books I read as a people leader was Ken Blanchard's One Minute Manager.

Such a useful book, which if you've not already done so, I would recommend you read. It’s only just over 100 pages long yet so powerful - all 3 leadership lesson

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Leaders of the Future - Infographic

I am trying to find an infographic(s) which illustrates the following:

• What are the qualities future leaders will have and why?

Any ideas/thoughts on this?

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How balanced is your leadership?

From a young age on leaving school, I spent just under seven years in the armed forces. Whilst I didn’t think about it much at the time, on reflection years later, the various ‘teams’ I worked in were amongst the most effective and successful I’ve ha

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Mentoring

Hi Everyone,

I was wondering if anyone can recommend an individual or in deed a source for connecting with senior level mentors?

I would like to connect with a mentor that could help and advise me on a few matters relating to my own career and person

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10 Habits Of Highly Effective Leaders

Our friends over at OfficeVibe have shared a fantastic infographic the habits of the most highly effective leaders.

If you can build these habits into your life, you’ll become a leader that employees love working for.

See the original article h

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Organisations face challenge in developing effective leaders

Developing effective leaders is the biggest people challenge facing organisations at the moment. That’s what the majority (nearly four out of five) of HR managers said in recent research carried out by the leadership institute, Roffey Park.

The Insti

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The 5 Leadership Behaviours you Need to Boost Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement is one of the hottest topics in HR and never seems to be far from the trend of what HR need to be doing more of and increasing engagement.

But it doesn't just sit with HR everyone has a responsibility to connect with the people we

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