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A Fortune 500 company I worked with spent $4.2 million on leadership development in a single year. Custom programs. Top-tier facilitators. Off-site retreats with all the right frameworks. Eighteen months later, their employee engagement scores hadn’t moved. Exit interviews still cited the same complaints: unclear expectations, inconsistent feedback, leaders who avoided difficult conversations. The programs […]

Until quite recently, the expression “As rare as hen’s teeth” meant pretty much never. But several years ago, scientists at two universities (Manchester and Wisconsin) learned how to make them grow. Chickens, it seems, didn’t need dentures after all. That is an especially appropriate metaphor with respect to great managers, because although they can be […]

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Why Leadership Training Doesn’t Change Behavior

Great Managers – as Rare as Hen’s Teeth?

The Communication Architecture of Successful Transformations

When the Board Says “Transform” But the Culture Says “Survive”

Why Leadership Training Doesn’t Change Behavior