Leadership in Action - Volume 29, Issue 2, May/June 2009

May/June 2009 Archived Issues

Leadership in Action aims to help practicing leaders and those who train and develop practicing leaders by providing them with insights gained in the course of CCL's educational and research activities. It also aims to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas between practitioners and CCL staff and associates.

Sample Leadership in Action Table of Contents and Articles:
(From Volume 29, Issue 2, May/June 2009)

• Analyze This: Six Steps to Leveraging People Investments
  Maximizing the performance of people has typically been an elusive factor in organizational success. It is not easy to show the return on investment of people initiatives and to demonstrate a cause-and-effect connection between people data and organizational outcomes. But a six-step process can help leaders discover the people drivers in their organizations.
• Help on the Way: Senior Leaders Can Benefit from Working with a Mentor (*)
  Knowing when and how to seek out a mentor is a leadership competency. It takes skill and commitment to be good at it. One executive's story shows how important it is to prepare for mentoring, seek and select the right mentor, get the relationship off to a good start, establish agreements, set goals, keep the momentum up, and deal directly with potential stumbling blocks.
• Staying on Track: How to Keep in Touch with Your Development Progress
  Learning and self-development are not a one-shot deal but should extend over a lifetime. Leaders are more likely to achieve their goals if they use a system for tracking their development that includes articulating their goals, creating an action plan, gathering information about their behavior, identifying barriers and support, and revising their action plan.
• From the President (*)
• In Focus/Virtual Teams
  Improving Performance by Emulating the Best
• Issues & Observations (*)
  The Luxury of Tough Times: Five Terrific Questions
• Reader Forum
  Leading in Public Service: Choice, Learning, and Commitment

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