Would you like some resources as you tackle specific leadership challenges? Check out our Leadereview Topics list for suggestions for reading and access the recordings of our tele-conferences with authors and experts.
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'Heidi Halvorson on Succeed'
TOPIC: 'Being Accountable for Yourself and Your Organization'
3/01/2011
'Power of 2 with Rodd Wagner'
TOPIC: 'Building High Performance Relationships'
12/01/2009
We had a great conversation with Rodd Wagner, co-author of Power of 2! Check out the recording for a better understanding of the critical elements of successful partnerships, and how to improve your own collaboration skills.
'Drive with Dan Pink'
TOPIC: 'Motivating People'
10/01/2010
We had a really thought provoking call with Dan Pink about his best selling Drive - The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us. Check out the recording!
'The 2020 Workplace with Jeanne Meister'
TOPIC: 'Stretching Your Forward Thinking'
11/01/2010
Are you ready for 2020? Check out the recording of our call with Jeanne Meister, co-author of The 2020 Workplace.
'Dangerous Instincts with Mary Ellen O'Toole'
TOPIC: 'Making Great Decisions'
12/01/2011
Great insights from Mary Ellen O'Toole in our discussion of her new book Dangerous Instincts. We covered the gamut from assessing the impacts of decisions to dangerous signs of stress. Check out the recording!
'The Corporate Lattice with Molly Anderson'
TOPIC: 'Managing your energy'
9/01/2010
Our conversation with Molly Anderson, coauthor of The Corporate Lattice was great. Molly ofers insight and advice on how to shift to a lattice framework. Check it out!
'Rush with Todd Buchholz'
TOPIC: 'Having a broad business perspective'
10/01/2011
We had a great call with Todd Buchholz! He shared insights from his newest book Rush, ranging from Occupy Wall Street to why happiness gurus have it all wrong. Check out the recording!
'The Upside of the Downturn with Geoff Colvin'
TOPIC: 'Crafting a killer strategy'
6/01/2009
We had a great call with Geoff Colvin, authors of The Upside of the Downturn. A couple of the highlights for me:
1. Geoff’s last book Talent is Overrated was about the fact that achieving great performance is more under our control than we thought, and is about being pushed just beyond our capability.Geoff sees this recession as pushing all of us just beyond our capabilities and as a great development opportunity.
2. Geoff spoke about the importance of companies continuing to invest in developing employees.He suggests asking yourself and your organization the question “What is the source of your operation’s competitive advantage?”
'Extraordinary GRoups with Kathleen Ryan'
TOPIC: 'Leading great teams!'
8/01/2010
Listen in to our call with Kathleen Ryan, co-author of Extraordinary Groups!
'Simply Effective with Ron Ashkenas'
TOPIC: 'Navigating organizations'
3/01/2010
We had a great call with Ron Ashkenas about his latest book, Simply Effective!
'The Practice of Adaptive Leadership with Alexander Grashow'
TOPIC: 'Changing your organization'
9/01/2009
We had a great discussion with Alexander Grashow about The Practice of Adaptive Leadership.Some take-aways:
1.Technical Problems are the ones we know how to solve, and Adaptive Challenges are the ones we don’t know how to solve.We frequently try to solve Adaptive Challenges with technical solutions – and it doesn’t work!
2.I asked Alexander about how the management practices around change have changed.He said that initially change management was about surfacing and adopting best practices, and now it is about best practices and risk management.
3.Alexander mentioned a two day workshop that his firm Cambridge Leadership Associates is leading on Learning to Lead Adaptively.Here’s a link to enroll:Learning to Lead Adaptively.
'StandOut with Marcus Buckingham'
TOPIC: 'Managing your career'
1/01/2012
Ready to put your strengths - and those of the people who work with you - into play to make a difference? Check out the recording of our conversation with Marcus Buckingham about his latest book and assessment, StandOut.
'The Progress Principle with Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer'
TOPIC: 'Inspiring others'
9/01/2011
Want to learn about how conventional management wisdom gets it wrong? Listen to our Q&A with Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer about their book The Progress Principle.
'Unilever Africa ET Leadership Discussion of Talent is Overrated'
TOPIC: 'Talent Development'
4/01/2009
We had a rich conversation about innovation - why it is important, how to develop it and what it looks like on the job.
'How to Manage in a Flat World'
TOPIC: 'Leading in a virtual world!'
5/01/2009
We had a great call with Sue Bloch and Philip Whiteley to explore their book How to Manage in a Flat World! Check out the entire recording for terrific insights on managing in our 24/7 global world.
'The Accidental Creative with Todd Henry'
TOPIC: 'Engaging People!'
8/01/2011
Want to get better at problem-solving? Listen to our call with Todd Henry as we discuss his book, The Accidental Creative.
