Research has been done to confirm the importance of mentoring to career success and happiness. As it turns out, informal mentoring is more valuable than formal mentoring, simply because informal mentors truly care about you. Research also showed that it's…
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Working with consultants: Lesley’s 5 tips
I've come across many different approaches to working with consultants. There's a difference between contracting, process consulting and expert consulting. Either way, in my experience, the following five elements will help you get the most value out of working a…
From Managing to Leading Part 2: Leaders are great coaches
In my previous article, I discussed the importance of coaching as part of any leadership role. Whether it is formalized or not, each leader has a responsibility to coach his or her team (direct and indirect), to achieving their full…
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People First Leadership.
"He interviewed Gorbachev," his wife leaned over to whisper to me. I paused to reflect on that piece of information for a minute. I was at the gala dinner at the Global Peter Drucker Forum in Vienna, having randomly chosen…
Politics of Leadership – A View from the Top
On Wednesday, I had the great pleasure of attending another great event by one of Concordia University's Alumni organizations, a round table session entitled "The Politics of Leadership." The panel included two CEOs, one Brigadier General, and a researcher on…
