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The Most Bang for your Leadership Development Buck
Internally developed leadership conferences stretch training dollars, extend your reach and provide a significant business impact.
7 min read


Go-To Leadership Book Recommendations
Six top leadership and management books that I've recommended and used frequently over the years.
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A Quick Dose of Leadership Development: 10 Topics & 10 Microlearning Ideas
10 leadership development topics & 10 ideas to deliver a quick dose of leadership skills to new and experienced managers
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5 Onboarding Priorities for New Executives in Year One
Five activities that will set up a new executive for success in Year One. Hint on the first activity - Listen... a lot.
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Atomic Habits - Book Brief
A Book Brief applying James Clear's 4 Laws of Behavior Change in his book Atomic Habits to supporting managers with difficult conversations.
6 min read


A Passion for Coaching: Interview with Tara Hesson, Professional Coach & Talent Development Director
Tara Hesson shares insights on why she became an executive coach and how she uses her expertise in her role as a Talent Director.
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Book Brief - Succession Planning That Works
In this Book Brief, we'll talk about four points Michael Timms shares that support an excellent succession planning process.
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Book Brief: The Motive by Patrick Lencioni
Two tidbits on leadership for Talent Professionals and Leaders from Patrick Lencioni's newest book, The Motive.
4 min read


High Potential Development the Southwest Way
Recap seven design elements of MIT II, Southwest's high potential leadership development program.
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Assessing the Business Impact of Leadership Development
Assessing and calculating ROI for training programs can be tricky. It takes a well thought out strategy to do it effectively.
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Book Brief - Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Kim Scott offers perspectives on two important Talent Conversations - one-on-ones and Performance Appraisals.
4 min read


Book Brief - Leadership Presence
Three abilities from the book, Leadership Presence, that Talent Professionals can use to increase their influence.
5 min read


Leadership Development the Southwest Way - Camping Isn't Just for Kids
A peek into MIT's Camp Culture, an experiential capstone for one of Southwest Airlines' high-potential leadership development programs.
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Dial Up Learning with Seven Action Learning Strategies that We Use at Southwest Airlines
Seven action learning strategies from one of Southwest Airlines' high potential leadership development programs.
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Marcom Strategy for Southwest Airline's High Potential Leadership Development Program
Build a marcom plan to support training. We use one of Southwest's high potential leadership development programs as a sample.
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Talent Development Discussions on the Talent Development Hotseat Podcast
Discussing talent development in an interview by Andy Storch for the Talent Development Hot Seat podcast.
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A Deep Dive into the Learning Elements of Southwest's High Potential Leadership Development Program
In this article we dive into the learning elements of one of Southwest's high potential leadership development programs.
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Behind every effective LD program is a great model: Southwest's High Po Leadership Dev Program
In this article we take a look at the leadership model we used for one of Southwest's high potential leadership development program.
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Introducing MIT: High Potential Leadership Dev, Southwest Style
An introductory post to a new series focused on high potential leadership development at Southwest Airlines.
7 min read
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