HR Digest

MAY 18, 2024

If there’s one thing we know about employee-centric investments, it’s that you can never go wrong with a good competency development plan. Empowering employees to develop and hone their skills is not just a nice-to-have, but a strategic imperative for organizations seeking to stay ahead of the curve. What is competency development?

Planning 52

Planning Policies Development 360-Degree Feedback 52

Experience to Lead

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The story is no different when it comes to developing a leadership strategy in times of change. When we talk about building strategies for leadership development, it’s about making a plan for guiding a team that also allows space for change to occur naturally. A leadership development plan also acts as a compass for navigating change.

Strategy 52

Strategy Development Leadership 360-Degree Feedback 52

Experience to Lead

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Importance of Leadership Feedback Leadership feedback plays a crucial role in leadership development and performance management. Here are some reasons why leadership feedback is essential: Enhance Self-Awareness: Leaders gain insight into how others perceive their actions, behaviors and decisions.

Examples 52

Examples Team Succession Leadership 52

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Execution Gap Maker #2: Nokia Nokia’s share of the worldwide market for mobile phones continued to slip in 2010. Why was this once-dominant player unable to execute and maintain its market position? It developed the NOOK and has devoted significant space in its retail stores to display and promote it, and it has a broad online library.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

But there is one thing we've personally seen that profoundly and consistently changes lives — what's generally referred to as the 360-degree feedback process. Maybe that's why our blood comes to a slow boil when we see a popular columnist arguing that 360-degree feedback programs fail.

360-Degree Feedback 16

360-Degree Feedback Review Participative Survey 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2012

When tracking trends for future growth opportunities, for example, invest real money (2 to 4 percent of the sales budget is good) to develop analytical tools and teams that monitor trends such as demographic shifts, regulations, and new technologies. Finally, demand that data inform decisions on the sales function's inner workings.

CEO 17

CEO 360-Degree Feedback Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain 17

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2012

My knowledge of corporate leaders' 360-degree feedback indicates that one out of four of them has a listening deficit—the effects of which can paralyze cross-unit collaboration, sink careers, and if it's the CEO with the deficit, derail the company. He wasn't alone in that regard.

360-Degree Feedback 21

360-Degree Feedback Welch Active Listening CEO 21

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Higher-ambition leaders are able to integrate multiple business disciplines (strategy, ethics, marketing, finance and so on) into a coherent, systemic approach for building a great company. Moreover, these leaders remain open to learning through feedback and reflection. Personal Integration.

360-Degree Feedback 15

360-Degree Feedback Ethics Education Finance 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

I recently returned from a trip to Beijing where I was working with senior managers to develop leadership skills in one of the largest companies in the world. Joe Folkman, one of the world's leading psychometricians, suggested to me that maybe superior recruiting in Eastern markets was what made the difference.

360-Degree Feedback 14

360-Degree Feedback Globalization Skills Participative 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And they receive little on-the-job training to develop skills such as how to allocate short- and long-term resources, how to provide developmental feedback, or how to effectively handle conflict – leadership skills needed to run a vibrant business. These leaders learn to oversee and delegate work, and develop and coach others.

Training 15

Training Health Care Management Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2017

In the traditional view of executive coaching, an executive, with her boss’s participation , takes personality assessments, receives 360-degree feedback , and creates and implements a development plan designed to address performance gaps, optimize her contribution, and prepare her for new responsibilities.

360-Degree Feedback 8

360-Degree Feedback Execution Real Estate Executive Coaching 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2014

One consultant virtually spelled out a formal specification: “Executives should not only have a high level of intellectual curiosity (staying current on market trends and changing dynamics in business), but also a personal sense of flexibility and adaptability.” The consequence is that they miss the weak signals of the market.”.

360-Degree Feedback 10

360-Degree Feedback Self-aware Mentor Consultative 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Determined to feature a global perspective, the authors include narratives of executives within India-based IT company HCL Technologies, the German division of online auctioneer eBay, and the marketing division of automaker Volkswagen in Europe. Developing the Global Leader. Willing to Take Chances. “He let them play it out.

Education 11

Education Innovation Execution Content 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Determined to feature a global perspective, the authors include narratives of executives within India-based IT company HCL Technologies, the German division of online auctioneer eBay, and the marketing division of automaker Volkswagen in Europe. Developing the Global Leader. Willing to Take Chances. “He let them play it out.

Education 8

Education Innovation Execution Content 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The 360-degree feedback instrument we use collects data on 49 leadership behaviors. The younger leaders embraced change and exhibited great skills at marketing their new ideas. Others can be mitigated by coaching and careful selection of assignments that give younger managers the experiences required for development.

Management 8

Management 360-Degree Feedback Short-term Long-term 8

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Effective leadership development fosters adaptability, resilience, and long-term organizational success. Today, organizations must adopt agility in their leadership approaches to successfully adjust to changing circumstances—whether responding to market shifts or adopting new business models.

Agility 269

Agility Leadership Development Quinn 360-Degree Feedback 269

N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Our approach centers on building self-awareness, encouraging a mindset of continuous development, and ultimately creating the kind of leadership that fosters a winning culture. Evaluate Strategic and Analytical Skills: Look at how leaders solve complex problems, make decisions under pressure, and develop innovative strategies.

Team 221

Team Leadership Self-aware 360-Degree Feedback 221

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 23, 2025

Understanding the Role of Board Evaluation in Effective Governance Board evaluations are more than a procedural formality; they represent a structured opportunity to align an organizations leadership with evolving market conditions.

360-Degree Feedback 195

360-Degree Feedback Benchmarking Groupthink Objective 195