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Executive Leadership's Dual Role: Evolving the Future + Honoring the Past: An interview with Tom Roth, COO, Wilson Learning Worldwide
Executive leadership has two roles: evolving the future and honoring the past. The new interview with Tom Roth, COO at Wilson Learning Worldwide, provides insights for today’s executive leader as they balance promoting change that moves the organization forward while protecting and holding on to the enduring tenets of the organization, such as the mission, values, and culture. learn more
Getting Back to Growth Mode: Tips to Re-Engage Your Workforce
Things are looking up. Businesses are starting to grow again, and new opportunities are cropping up slowly but surely. Many companies are adding staff carefully, building the resources necessary to manage this new activity. New business calls for organizations to change their approach and their attitudes around engagement. learn more
How Today’s Top Leaders Drive Growth: Shifting the Traditional Heroic Manager Mindset to Drive Growth and Performance (Leadership Insights Series)
How do leaders drive organizational growth and performance? The biggest challenge for many leaders, especially mid-level leaders, is to shift their mindset from “getting the work done through people” to “getting the work done with people in a way that builds their ability to do it themselves.” This requires an empowered and engaged workforce. Discover what L&D can do to help leaders shift their mindset to better drive organizational growth. learn more
Leadership as the Catalytic Force Behind Workforce Reengagement: Recreating a Culture of Engagement
New leadership article, Leadership as the Catalytic Force Behind Workforce Reengagement examines the factors that lead to workforce disengagement and provides critical leadership insights for reengaging the workforce. This article explores what influences an employee’s decision to engage and leadership best practices to create a culture of high engagement. learn more
Leadership Competency Model: The Competencies Required for Effective Leadership (Point of View Paper)
What are the competencies required for effective first-level, mid-level, and executive level leaders? Wilson Learning takes the approach of assessing and developing leaders with the intent of tapping both leadership skills and leadership character. Learn more about the specific competencies required for developing effective leaders at all levels of your organization. learn more
Leadership Versatility: A Leader's Most Powerful Skill
What is the most powerful interpersonal skill leaders should have? The answer is Social Styles Versatility. Employees don’t leave companies, they leave managers! Equip your leaders and teams with Versatility skills—address complex challenges, reduce conflict, and build more collaborative relationships throughout the organization. learn more
Leading from a Distance: 6 Leadership Strategies Managers Need to Know
In a market fraught with uncertainty, many companies have focused on cutting expenses and increasing productivity and efficiency as a way to stem market share losses and reverse downward sales trends. This often means downsizing and reorganizing to reduce labor costs, eliminate redundancy, and better target scarce resources. In the process, offices have been closed, divisions and departments merged, employees dispersed, and leaders challenged to manage wider spans of control . . . learn more
Learn Key Findings from the Annual Leadership Survey with Training Magazine (e-Book)
For the third year, Training magazine and Wilson Learning teamed up to conduct a leadership development survey. More than 700 respondents shared their insights for effective leadership. Discover specific key actions your organization can implement to prepare the next generation of leaders. Download your Illustrated e-book now and review the survey findings! learn more
The Numbers Don’t Lie: A Business Case for Customer Experience
“By 2020 customer experience will overtake prices and product as the key brand differentiator” according to the Customers 2020 report. Developing a branded customer experience that enhances the perceived value of doing business with your company is critical to customer loyalty. Check out the infographic and see that “The Numbers Don’t Lie.” learn more
Prosper or Just Survive? Building Resilience Capability (Leadership Insights Series)
We live in challenging times, with change all around us. How resilient is your organization with leading and working in these challenging times? For organizations to grow, they must be resilient. Leaders must not only help their employees build resiliency, but also grow their own resiliency. Discover a three-step process for leading in times of change. learn more