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10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program

Great Leadership By Dan

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Start with a solid research foundation.

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How to Overcome the 3 Organizational Barriers to Leadership Development

Great Leadership By Dan

You would think that given the rock-solid evidence that organizations with great leadership consistently outperform those that don’t that EVERY organization would be heavily invested in the development of its current and future leaders. In other words, you’re tasked with coming up with a way to assess and develop current and future leaders.

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10 BIG Development Goals for Leaders for 2012

Great Leadership By Dan

That includes individual development goals. In a business context, individual development goals should be closely aligned with your short and long term job responsibilities. Each and every person’s situation is different, so there is no one-size-fits-all development plan. A complete career change. A geographic move.

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Byron Wien’s 20 Lessons Learned

Michael Lee Stallard

Do the numbers crunching in the early phase of your career. Try developing concepts later on. Short-cuts can be construed as sloppiness, a career killer. When seeking a career as you come out of school or making a job change, always take the job that looks like it will be the most enjoyable. Travel extensively.

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Jennifer Miller: The Character-Based Leader Co-Author Interview

Lead Change Blog

She’s crafted a career abundant with leadership stories: manager for three [.] Miller has been living a life of character-based leadership.She’s crafted a career abundant with leadership stories: manager for three different Fortune 500 companies, project team leader, mentor and board member.

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If You Want A Diverse Workforce, You Need A Diverse Recruitment Committee

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study from the University of Houston argues that homogenous hiring committees are a key barrier to progress. The research found that when the head of the search committee was a woman, 23% more women apply for the job than when the committee was headed by a man. Birds of a feather. Learning from personal experience.

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How to Achieve Better Gender Balance through Succession Planning and Development

Great Leadership By Dan

However, according to 20-First’s 3rd Annual Global Gender Scorecard , 90% of Executive Committee positions are still filled by men, with only 10% by women. There’s a “Diversity” strategy driven from one office, and a succession planning and development strategy driven by another. Allocate development resources to female candidates.

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