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Leadership progression and talent development
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Why excellent leaders are not always the obvious candidates
Topics: Leadership
By Ric Roi - 30 December 2021
Companies should take more risks when it comes to appointing leaders – then give their selected candidates the right support.
6 min. read
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Developing ambidextrous leaders
Topics: Leadership
By Ric Roi, Misiek Piskorski - 17 December 2021
To be successful, all talent management activities need to flow directly from strategy and be tightly integrated with each other.
12 min. read
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How ambidextrous leaders deliver performance and progress fast
By Misiek Piskorski, Ric Roi - 7 October 2021
Making your current business more efficient while also developing new revenue streams seems to many an impossible task, but with new ways of thinking it can be done.
4 min. read
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Four ways to create tomorrow’s leaders today
By Ric Roi - 2 July 2021
The chances are your company is currently trying to develop leaders through two main strategies. The first via executive leadership education and the second through succession management processes
2 min. read
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Three things leaders who are prepared to survive a crisis understand
By Sameh Abadir - 17 November 2021
In every crisis there are winners and losers, so we have spent a lot of time talking to and researching leaders who have been successful in times of crisis.
2 min. read
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The LACE framework: How to respond to a changing business environment
By Louise Muhdi - 29 November 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many of the trends driving a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business environment.
9 min. read
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Progression planning: 4 ways to create tomorrow’s leaders today
By Ric Roi - 7 April 2021
Why are more and more companies accelerating the integration of their succession management and leadership development programs? The answer is simple: impact.
5 min. read
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Five principles leaders need to remember in times of crisis
By Sameh Abadir - 25 November 2021
In times of crisis, people change their behavior, including leaders. Awareness of these principles should help you make better decisions.
2 min. read
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Coach your people to switch from survive to thrive mode
By Michael Watkins, Brenda Steinberg - 12 October 2021
Understanding what motivates your people can help you connect with your staff and prevent them from becoming disengaged as they contend with the uncertainty wrought by the pandemic.
7 min. read
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How leaders can become secure bases
By George Kohlrieser - 4 October 2021
People need to feel safe before they take risks, so to help people unleash their full potential you must first make them feel secure – even in an uncertain world.
3 min. read
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Is it time to end outsourcing and develop talent in house?
By Peter Cappelli - 14 December 2021
Employers have largely abandoned the traditional talent management planning model and moved towards talent acquisition. But they are not doing it with much care.
8 min. read
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Why talent management is crucial in transforming business models
By Mark Greeven, Katharina Lange - 2 June 2021
Renewables trailblazer Orsted and tobacco giant Philip Morris have transformed their business models – fueled partly by HR best practice.
6 min. read
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How to avoid a CEO succession crisis
By - - 30 March 2021
Picking the right CEO to succeed at your organization requires careful consideration – here are important considerations when you make the transition.
7 min. read