Jumpstarts
Sometimes I get stuck. I go to work, look at my to-do list, and sit immobilized because I am overwhelmed. The same is true when I think about my development. The things I want to get better at look...
View ArticleThe Power of Shared Experience
Last month I gathered in Athens, Georgia with thirteen of my former fellow graduate students to reconnect, reminisce, and enjoy each other’s company again. One thing we reflected on was the challenges...
View ArticleIn Their Own Words
Last week I pulled out my well-worn copy of Key Events in Executives’ Lives to revisit some of the original data that formed the basis of The Lessons of Experience book. Key Events is a technical...
View ArticleTalent to Win
A big story-line in men’s college basketball this year is the outstanding crop of seniors who are leading top-ranked teams. If you don’t follow college basketball, you might be thinking, “of course a...
View ArticleLinking Developmental Experiences to Strategy
A recent post on the original key developmental events research got me thinking about how people in organizations end up with the opportunity to have capability-building experiences. It’s true that...
View ArticleChoosing a Developmental Assignment
What are all the factors that you should consider in matching one of your direct reports with a developmental assignment? That’s the question I want leaders to ponder as they work in small groups to...
View ArticleThe Origins and Evolution of 70-20-10
What a delight it was to read Bob Eichinger’s account of the origin and purpose of the 70-20-10 model in a blog post by Cal Wick. I thought back to the time I had cornered Bob 10 years ago at a...
View ArticleThe Other Side Of What We Know About Experience: Understanding Our...
Call it the Freakonomics effect, but the unexplored side of things has always intrigued me. Many of us who read and contribute to this blog are committed to understanding the research-based principles...
View ArticleHow to Lead Change with Experience-Driven Development
(This post was originally published in September 2016 on LinkedIn.) A new Center for Creative Leadership white paper Putting Experience at the Center of Talent Management revisits the 70-20-10...
View ArticleLeader Development: Beyond the Workplace
A recent conversation with colleagues at Taproot Foundation was a welcome opportunity for me to once again explore the leader development opportunities in people’s lives outside the workplace. The...
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