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Why Leadership Development Isn’t Developing Leaders

Harvard Business

Participants are taken out of their day-to-day workplaces to be inspired by expert faculty, work on case studies, receive personal feedback, and take away the latest leadership thinking (and badges for their résumés). In practice, this mean setting up what I call “living laboratory” leadership development.

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How to Develop Empathy for Someone Who Annoys You

Harvard Business

Case Study #1: Be kind and be curious about your colleague’s perspective. Years ago, when she was an attorney in Boston, Gloria chaired a committee in charge of building the Massachusetts Convention Center, an $800 million construction project along the waterfront. We could work together.”

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The Right Way to Check Someone’s References

Harvard Business

It’s also important to set the stage for a “constructive conversation,” says Fernández-Aráoz. Be sure to ask referees about the candidate’s soft skills and social and emotional-intelligence-based capabilities, says Fernández-Aráoz. Emphasize the value of having a reliable reference.