Leading Effectively e-Newsletter - August 2007 Issue

August 2007

The C-Level View: Leadership Insights from Top Executives

The ranks of the C-level executive are elite, but anyone eyeing the leadership ladder can learn a thing or two from senior leaders. In this issue of Leading Effectively, we draw on CCL's work with CEOs and other top execs, many of whom have attended our Leadership at the Peak program. You'll find insights for developing your long-term leadership potential. Plus, we'll give you a sneak preview of five trends that matter most to CEOs -- and should matter to you.

Don't miss our September 18th Webinar:
The Pillars of Successful Executive Leadership: What We Know About Senior Leaders and What it Means for Your Development

Articles

Be Ready: Senior Execs Weigh in on Five Trends
Whether you're an emerging leader, a seasoned pro or a top exec, you'll want to take note of five trends that are having -- and will continue to have -- a significant effect on business and leadership. (more...)

Lessons Learned from Executive Churn
Talented managers often make it to the top, but some don't stay for long. In recent years, turnover at the executive and CEO levels has soared. Here's how leaders at all levels can learn from the mistakes and missteps of short-term CEOs. (more...)

Crafting Your Leadership Image
Is your image an asset or a liability? Contrary to popular thinking, image isn't just a surface issue. Your image is tied to your effectiveness as a leader. (more...)

The Legacy of Leadership
Step back from your day-to-day work for a moment and look ahead three, five or even ten years. What legacy will you leave your organization? If you haven't thought about the mark you're making on your organization and its people, now is the time to consider your long-term impact. (more...)

The Right Stuff: 16 Competencies for Effective Leadership
The challenges faced by executives at the top levels in an organization can differ a great deal from those at the middle management level. As a result, the leadership competencies required of senior executives shift, too. CCL's Michael Campbell offers an overview of 16 competencies that current top executives should demonstrate and aspiring executives should learn. (more...)

Results of the CCL Poll: Conflict Competence
In our July 2007 Leading Effectively e-newsletter, readers were asked several questions about conflict in the workplace. A total of 159 readers responded to the poll. CCL expert Brenda McManigle summarizes the results. (more...)

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Further Your Development

Best Practices in Leadership Development Summit
September 16-19, 2007
San Diego, CA

Linkage's Best Practices in Leadership Development Summit is the one place where those who are responsible for accelerating the development of managers, executives and leaders in their organizations can come to learn the state-of-the-art in their profession. Thought leaders, world-class practitioners and expert instructors form an elite faculty to help attendees produce the results expected of them. Benchmark against the best in the industry and dramatically increase your know-how and ability to succeed in your role.

Katherine Pappa, director of CCL's Greensboro, NC campus, will participate in a keynote panel entitled "Competencies of the Leader of the Future"
Kelly Hannum, CCL research scientist, and Jennifer Martineau, director of CCL's Design and Evaluation Center, will present a concurrent session entitled "Evaluation as a Strategic Design Approach"

Mention priority code 07LDC-FC2 to save $300. For more information or to register, call 781-402-5555 or visit www.linkageinc.com/bpld.

Upcoming CCL Leading Effectively Webinars

The Pillars of Successful Executive Leadership: What We Know About Senior Leaders and What it Means for Your Development
September 18, 1-2 p.m. ET
Price: $50

Leadership in 24/7
September 25, 1-2 p.m. ET
Price: $50

Related Programs

Leadership at the Peak provides senior executives a comfortable, secure environment where they can work together to evaluate leadership style and effectiveness -- and focus on the high-level challenges that are unique to those in senior-level positions.

Developing the Strategic Leader is a program for upper-level executives and senior leaders whose work has long-term strategic implications for their organizations. Participants begin by exploring their personal effectiveness as strategic leaders -- then move to ways to improve the functioning of their teams and organizations.

Related Assessment

Executive Dimensions is a 360-degree assessment for development instrument designed to address the specific leadership issues of presidents, CEOs, COOs, and executive and senior vice presidents.