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Reshaping leadership development for the frontline leader

CLO Magazine

In health care specifically, it necessitated a “command and control” leadership style to maintain an appropriate focus on demanding patient care challenges. Additionally, high patient demand and ongoing staffing concerns resulted in a limited focus on leadership development. The pandemic was a significant disrupter for many.

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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Judy Whitcomb

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Whitcomb is an award-winning HR, leadership and talent development executive with more than 20 year’s experience across various industries, including transportation, financial services and health care. CLO: How did you become interested in learning and development? I started as a journalism major in college.

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Building leadership skills organically

CLO Magazine

One of the most worrisome developments is the impact to leadership pipelines. A recent survey by Fidelity Investments determined that a fifth of individuals within 10 years of retirement had accelerated their workforce departure date, which means that at this very minute, we are short thousands of skilled and capable business leaders.

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5 keys to ethical leadership

CLO Magazine

The erosion of ethics in leadership is, unfortunately, a perennial issue. In business, countless executives have made billions by falsifying financial documents, trading insider information, evading taxes, committing insurance fraud, and a host of other crimes. Purpose: A high calling. Trying is just a noisy way of not doing something.

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The Business Case for Leadership Development

CLO Magazine

In recent years, CLOs have faced growing headwinds when it comes to making a business case for leadership development. The Wall Street Journal ran an article a few years ago titled “So Much Training, So Little to Show for It.” Yes, Leadership Development Works. An article in McKinsey Quarterly accused U.S.

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Leading in an uncertain world: How business executives can adapt

CLO Magazine

In March 2020, business leaders were faced with the unknown: how to lead their teams through a pandemic and still keep their companies afloat. Sylvia Burwell, president of American University, shared with our community of successful women in business that this pandemic isn’t over. Instead, it’s something we’re learning to live with.

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The 2 sides of boss/employee feedback

CLO Magazine

But at any level, feedback given and received appropriately can be a helpful, productive part of any successful business relationship. When I was teaching courses at a business school years ago, a new dean arrived. Then I said, “I’m working on a paper I hope to get published in a good journal. I truly did.)