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Leading Effectively e-Newsletter - June 2009 Issue

Leading Effectively
June 2009

In Your View

Is conflict a problem for your team?

Take Note

Let's Get Flexible
Today's tough times make the case for more flexible work schedules. (more...)

Three Good Reasons to Know Thyself
Have you ever considered the ways self-awareness helps you to be a more effective leader? A clear understanding of your strengths and weaknesses gives you three key benefits. (more...)


From the Blog

From the Blog

Finding Peak Productivity

Are organizations limiting productivity by failing to adapt? CCL's Kelly Hannum considers how work would improve for employees and organizations if they could re-think what it means to get work done.


10 Techniques to Handle Conflict

Team conflict is inevitable, but it doesn't have to cause trouble. With the right techniques, team members can get back on track before relationships are damaged and productivity plummets. (more...)

Financial Times Ranks CCL No. 6 Worldwide

The Center for Creative Leadership ranked No. 6 overall in the 2009 Financial Times worldwide survey of executive education released in May.

CCL also ranked No. 7 worldwide for open-enrollment programs and No. 14 for custom programs.

CCL has ranked in the survey's overall Top 10 for five straight years, placing it in the company of many of the world's elite business schools. (more...)

Stop Working So Hard

Are you working feverishly to do more, better, faster -- with fewer resources and more stress? Bill Jensen wants you to stop.  (more...)

Learning to Adapt: A 360-degree View

People don't become flexible on demand. So what can you do to foster adaptability in yourself and others?  (more...)

Try This: Leadership Metaphor Explorer

Metaphors sneak into our language all the time. Find out how CCL is leveraging the power of metaphor to hold insightful conversations about leadership.  (more...)


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Leadership Lessons: A CCL Development Series

Why Can't We Change?

Companies everywhere are rethinking strategy and putting new plans into place because of challenges posed by the global recession. But with all the hype that accompanies the next new thing, why do organizations and individuals find it so hard to adjust to and sustain different ways of working?  (more...)

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Feedback That Works

Did you know ...
That finance managers lack leadership skills needed for future success?

A CCL survey of 1,392 finance managers from the United States, India and Singapore compared the current leadership skills and perspectives with those that will be critical for success over the next five years. The results indicated that finance managers have a leadership gap in six areas:

  1. Leading people.
  2. Inspiring commitment.
  3. Strategic planning.
  4. Managing change.
  5. Employee development.
  6. Balancing personal life and work.

CCL's Jean Leslie was the lead investigator of the research that looked to better understand current skill levels and compare them with future needs. Leslie and her colleagues surveyed 2,200 leaders in the finance and IT sectors. They were asked to rate the importance of 20 leadership competencies in two ways: how important each is for success in their organization right now and how important each skill will be for success over the next 5 years.

The results showed critical importance both now and in the future for all leaders to be effective in leading people, strategic planning, managing change, inspiring commitment, resourcefulness, doing whatever it takes and being a quick learner. Managers in the financial services industry, however, rated building and mending relationships, putting people at ease, balancing personal life and work and self-awareness higher than managers in the IT sector.

Managers in the financial sector also perceived themselves to be more skilled in all 20 areas than did the IT managers.

  • Learn more about the leadership gap complete study results.
  • Want to know if there is a leadership gap in your organization? Discover the Leadership Gap Indicator, CCL's newest survey tool for assessing and understanding your organization's leadership capacity.
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