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Who’s afraid of blended learning, Part 1: Why leadership development...

Ever since I narrowed my professional scope from ‘all kinds of learning’ to leadership exclusively, I’ve been amazed at the slower speed of adopting technology for leadership development compared to...

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Who’s afraid of Blended Learning, Part 2: Excuses that prevent the adoption...

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed my observation that leadership development has been slower to adopt blended learning solutions than other fields, and that in some instances this is because many...

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Who’s afraid of Blended Learning, Part 3: Looking ahead

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we explored the reluctance of many in the leadership development field to begin incorporating blended learning solutions into their curriculum and common reasons,...

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Pre-announcing LeaderMOOC – Leadership for real

Today I wanted to mention two things and announce a third one. One: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) The first is the phenomenon that took worldwide higher education by storm last year: the MOOC, or...

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An Insider’s Perspective on Leadership in an Ultra-Diverse Office

Some of my colleagues at CCL EMEA I love my work. The kind of work I do is fascinating: research on leadership and diversity. I could write about this all day. Yet the most fascinating thing of all is...

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Evaluating Downstream – 5 Ways to Measure Results

I’m sitting on the floor in a warm room in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and I’m listening to a conversation in Khmer, a language that I do not know. Around the room, also sitting on the floor, are farmers and...

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5 Steps for Leadership Behavior Change

What do leadership faculty do when they’re not teaching others about leadership?  They sit around their offices talking to each other about leadership!  Here’s a video of Phil Willburn and me...

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Disruptive Heroes: Leadership for a New Era

To develop the capacity to think and act beyond the boundaries that limit our effectiveness… That’s more than just part of CCL’s mission. It’s a clarion call for everyone who works. To be the best we...

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LeaderMOOC is Now Open for Registrations

We’re so happy to announce that we have reached the next milestone in our LeaderMOOC project: we are now open for registrations. LeaderMOOC will run on the canvas.net MOOC platform, one of the leading...

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It’s All About Strategy: Leadership Lessons from the Fantasy Football Draft

Every year a dozen of us from CCL meet at a local sports bar and hold our fantasy football draft. For those of you who don’t know what fantasy football is, you can go here to find out more. And if you...

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Corporate Officer: A Job that Kills?

The well-paid world of corporate officers is ruthlessly transparent, and the rules of the game are clear: deliver and you will be rewarded; fail and you will be blamed. After the crisis of 2008 and...

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Is Work-Life Balance a Zero-Sum Game?

“So there’s no such thing as work-life balance. There’s work, and there’s life, and there’s no balance,” says Sheryl Sandberg. Everything we do boils down to choices we make. Should I spend my evening...

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The Truth About Cats and Dogs. And Polarities.

So. Are you a dog person? Or a cat person? Hang on. Before you answer, keep in mind that our perception of you is about to be forever locked into one of two categories: You are loyal, friendly, and...

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Asian organizations’ best intentions may be hindering leadership development

This content was originally posted on the CCL APAC website. Asia continues on a trajectory of explosive growth, and offers businesses exciting opportunities. Asian economies are expected to remain a...

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6 Ways to Get Things Done: Turn Thinking into Doing

Implement. Execute. Walk the talk. Get it done. As a leader, you know that action counts. So why is it so difficult to just get things done? Strategic thinking may not translate well into action...

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Five advantages for leaders in a networked world

Nowadays, leadership requires paying special attention to informal relationships within the organization’s network. Since we live in an extremely complex, changing and interconnected world, the ability...

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Leadership Strategy and Societal Impact

Nowadays, for-profit businesses are increasingly realizing their long-term interests in creating positive value for the communities in which they operate. They see that organizational success depends...

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How do we learn?

We learn by being inspired. We learn by debating an issue. We learn by teaching. We learn by doing. By reading, by writing, by listening. This is just the tip of the iceberg. A great deal of research...

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The HR Manager’s Challenge (well, one of them) – and how we’re trying to help

I attended ASTD/ICE last year with the express purpose of introducing a new line of digital products to HR Managers at the Expo. This was my first year with CCL, and I was excited to showcase our...

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Networks of organizations: a strategy for societal impact

Nowadays we are witnessing a new trend within global corporations. Nike, Unilever, Coca Cola and others are collaborating within a network of organizations, across sectors with the same aim in mind: to...

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