Leading Effectively e-Newsletter - January 2009 Issue

January 2009

In Your View

What's the biggest change you've faced in the last 6 months?

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Confidence in Leadership Drops
Eighty percent of Americans believe that the U.S. faces a leadership crisis today. (more...)

Don't Slash Your Training Budget
Everyone is cutting costs these days, but don't be cavalier about your company's learning and development budget. (more...)

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CCL's experts answer your questions about being a leader and developing leadership skills.

Q. Stress is at an all-time high for me and my coworkers. What advice can you give us? (answer...)

Q. My boss keeps changing plans and priorities. She says it's because of the pressures put on her. Whatever the reason, what can I do to manage the chaos at work? (answer...)

4 Responses to Change — and Why You Need to Know Them

The pain of job loss is hitting hard and isn't likely to end soon. Employees who lose jobs face enormous stress; those who keep their jobs often suffer from "survivor sickness" and struggle with the dramatic changes they face. (more...)

The Looking Glass Experience

March 23-27, 2009 Washington DC area

What impact does your leadership style have on others - and your own success? Our highly realistic business simulation can improve your strategic thinking skills, your ability to successfully navigate complex decisions and your ability to foster productive relationships.

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Tips for Managing Change: A Conversation with Chris Musselwhite

Christopher Musselwhite — consultant and creator of the Change Style Indicator — says our collective confusion about the value of change is tied to three individual perspectives: preference, process and proximity. (more...)

Be a Change Leader, Not Just a Change Manager

Whether by design or by default, everyone is dealing with change. But our ability to adapt is limited without effective change leadership. (more...)

MUSINGS: Creative Destruction: Coming to Grips with the Panic of '08
By David Hurst

"None of the dynamics of the Panic of '08 are surprising to anyone who looks at the world through an ecological rather than an economic lens. For this is the way nature works." (more...)

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Leadership Lessons: A CCL Development Series

Leadership in Extraordinary Times

You don't need to be told that change is rapid and transition is constant. But more telling than the level of challenge or trouble is the emotional pitch of the organization or situation, according to CCL's Kerry Bunker. (more...)

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Events You Won't Want to Miss

Feb. 5:
CCL Webinar
Leading and Lagging Indicators: Measures for Effective Leadership Communication

Feb. 18:
CCL Webinar
Responding to Change: Leading People Through Transition

March 4:
CCL Webinar
Unleashing Effective Innovation: The Power of Creative Leadership

Did you know ...
That nearly 92 percent of executives believe the challenges their organizations face are more complex than they were just five years ago?

In 2007, CCL researchers asked 247 senior executives around the globe about 10 leadership trends in business, including the nature of their challenges. When nine out of 10 executives acknowledged more complex challenges two years ago, the contributing factors were internal changes to the organization, market dynamics, a shortage of talent and globalization.

Today, the economy is likely to top the list, creating an even-more complex environment. The previous challenges haven't disappeared, but now organizations and the people in them are being asked to do even more with less and to respond even faster to changes in their industry and the wider economy.

Though there is no one solution to overcoming complexity, CCL has been developing new ways to address it — helping leaders learn key skills, such as co-inquiry, paying attention, risk-taking, adaptability and navigating challenges.

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