Developing Emerging Leaders

Kumasi, Ghana In my opening post to this series, We Develop Leaders Too Late , I asked you to think back to your first leadership role: were you prepared, or did you have to learn once the stakes were high? How did that shape the leader you became — and how you want to lead others? I asked this because I know firsthand what it’s like to step into people leadership for the first time. I was motivated, eager, and ready to make an impact — but within a few weeks, it hit me: I la

Miles Canyon, Whitehorse, Yukon Over the years, I’ve seen too many bad leaders. For a long time, I thought the problem was the individuals. I don’t think that anymore. One Path to Advancement—and Its Pitfalls  In many organizations, there is still really only one path to advancement: manage people. Some individuals—strong individual contributors—step into leadership roles reluctantly because that’s where higher pay and opportunity sit. Others step in eagerly—committed, motiva