OD Seasonings
Volume 2, Number 4 • Fall 2006
From The Editor
THE INNER LIFE OF LEADERSHIP: Finding the Courage to Put Values into Action
By Peter F. Norlin
When I coach a person in an executive leadership role, I typically begin by asking him or her to think about a leader whom they have known, and whom they feel was truly effective. What did that leader do that made him or her so memorable and successful?
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Making Firms Truly Family-Friendly: How OD Practitioners and HR Professionals Can Avoid The Five Myths of Family-Friendly Firms
By Lisa A. Mainiero and Sherry E. Sullivan
Have you heard? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts an upcoming labor shortage in the year 2012 unless organizations effectively retain and utilize human capital. OD practitioners must use their skills to help C-level executives realize that a complex set of factors are combining to create a talent drain that will cause corporations to go begging for talent in the near future.
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The Bottom Line: Can You Relate?
By Arlene Scott and Sharon Richmond
In today’s complex organizations, results are driven by performance—the performance of individuals, of teams, and particularly the performance of leaders. But what drives a leader’s performance? As the workplace increasingly demands greater efficiency and more effective collaboration with others, the ability tobuild trusting relationships distinguishes leaders who will flourish from those who will falter.
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Leadership Development: An Alternate View
By Kenny Moore
I’ve worked with business executives for more than 20 years, and only a few have proved to be exceptional. And those that are, have never attended a “Leadership Development” program a day in their lives. Oddly enough, the executives who did usually wound up being merely mediocre.
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