Talent Management
What To Do In Your Last 30 Days
The Tuesday Reading today is “What to do in your last 30 days,” an essay written by Helen Norris, 2007 ITLP alum, and until recently Associate CIO at California State University, Sacramento. As of yesterday (June 2, 2014), Helen became CIO of Chapman University in Orange, California. In a note to me, she said that […]
Three Ways Leaders Can Listen with More Empathy
Three Ways Leaders Can Listen with More Empathy Today’s reading is Three Ways Leaders Can Listen with More Empathy, an essay by Christine M. Riordan, Provost at the University of Kentucky and an expert in leadership development and workplace diversity. The essay appeared on the HBR Blog Network. Riordan observes that “The ability and willingness to listen […]
Increase Your Team’s Curiosity
Today’s Tuesday Reading is “Increase Your Team’s Curiosity” by Roger Schwarz, CEO of Roger Schwartz and Associates. The essay appeared in the Harvard Business School blogs. Schwarz suggests that at your next team meeting you track how many times you make a statement and the number of times you ask a question soliciting the views of […]
The Best Way for New Leaders to Build Trust
The Tuesday Reading for this week is “The Best Way for New Leaders to Build Trust,” as essay by Jim Dougherty. Dougherty is a veteran software CEO and entrepreneur and now is a senior lecturer at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. In the essay, he relates some of his experiences as CEO of Intralinks, an internet […]
Foster a Culture of Gratitude
“I don’t care if you like each other right now, but you will respect each other, ” said Coach Herman Boone to his high school football team in the movie Remember the Titans. In todays Tuesday Reading, Christine Riordan, Provost and professor of management at the University of Kentucky, says it similarly in her essay […]
Tips for Talent Management
A few good reminders from The HR Director, “Top Tips for Talent Management” Keep a finger on the pulse Create meaningful, exciting jobs Encourage personal growth http://www.thehrdirector.com/features/talent-management/top-tips-for-talent-management/
Becoming a Better Judge of People
It’s hard to be a good judge of people. Because it’s hard we often, almost exclusively, depend on extrinsic markers academic scores, results in previous jobs, job titles, salary, etc. We can also add extrinsic measures from social media – how many friends of Facebook, followers on Twitter, or who we know in common on […]
Individual Development and Skills for Evolving with the Times
A key theme of the 2013 MOR IT Leaders Conference was that we are entering a time when disruptive change is the norm. Given that change will happen whether one participates or not, those who actively resist it will hinder their organizations’ progress and imperil their careers. For the conference participants, the message was clear: […]
Building Leadership Communities – Examples from the Field
It is a fundamental principle that leadership in today’s higher education environment must be collective, concurrent, and collaborative. To make that happen, campuses need to create, nurture, and sustain communities in which leaders at all levels can be successful. On day three of the 2013 MOR IT Leaders conference, the morning session focused on building […]
Share Your Leadership Vision One Shell at a Time
Sarah Le Roy, vice president of Talent at Linkage is the author of today’s Tuesday Reading, “Share Your Leadership Vision One Shell at a Time” <http://mylinkage.com/blog/sharpen-your-leadership-vision/>. In the essay she tells the story of “shelling” with her eight year-old daughter. As they walked along the beach, Le Roy noted (to herself) that she consistently found better shells […]