Developing Leaders with 360 Feedback

Simply put, we can’t become better leaders without feedback.

360-degree feedback assessments are widely used in organizations and have become a central part of...

At a leadership event I attended recently, the question came up "Why are OD and learning professionals always having to 'sell' leadership training and budgets in their organizations?"

What Captain Sully Can Teach Us About Team Effectiveness

You are an EMT, it’s 5 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon, and the 9-1-1 call comes in. You and your partner race to your ambulance and head to the...

Emerging leaders exist at every level of your organization. These are the individuals who shine even among employee “diamonds” and take the organization to new heights. Too often, we look only at...

If you look around the conference table of directors and realize that not one person can be promoted to an executive/leader role, you are probably correct. Most organizations have too many managers...

BOTH WINNING AND PLAYING THE GAME WELL MATTERS

You know winning and playing the game well both matter in business today. To do both, you must continue to seek the best ways to support your leaders...

HOW CANDIDATES VET PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS

I have long heard the idea that a person needs to pick an organization, just as the organization needs to pick the person.

Why Coaching is Good for Everyone

More and more, organizations are recognizing the value that coaching can have on their leaders across all levels. At FlashPoint, we stake our work on the conviction...

3 WAYS TO CREATE A CULTURE OF COACHING

“As coaching becomes an integral part of an organization’s talent development strategy, we’re seeing ‘coaching cultures’ emerge—cultures where leaders play a...

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Self-Leadership for Success

My father was a successful musician in Nashville, Tennessee. For over 50 years he practiced flute, clarinet, piccolo, and saxophone almost...