Developing Leadership Talent - Berke, et al.
I ran across Developing Leadership Talent when I was doing some research last week. It's by David Berke, Michael Kossler, and Michael Wakefield.
It's a good reference for hiring and developing leaders within your organization. One emphasis is that you need to create a way for "recruiting and retaining high-quality talent." And that is key with today's unique labor market.
Their six most important leadership strengths are (p. 56):
1. Leading People
2. Strategic Planning
3. Resourceful
4. Being a Quick Learner
5. Inspiring Commitment
6. Participative Management
There is a great deal of information on writing competencies for job performances. I like that they stress that competencies/goals needs to be written in behavior terms. It makes them much easier to review and evaluate later.
The text has a lot of sample worksheets and checklists which are helpful if you're looking to incorporate some changes in your management processes. They also have a great appendix with a detailed Leadership Competency List and a Profile Tool.
I also liked their 10 Key Job Challenges That Stimulate Learning (p. 60):
1. Unfamiliar Responsibilities
2. New Directions
3. Inherited Problems
4. Problems with Employees
5. High Stakes
6. Scope and Scale (Size of Effort)
7. External Pressure
8. Influence without Authority
9. Work across Cultures
10. Work Group Diversity
Learning is key to finding and developing good talent. The book also stresses the importance of relationships.
This is a good reference for hiring managers, HR folks, or folks looking for management positions.
It's a good reference for hiring and developing leaders within your organization. One emphasis is that you need to create a way for "recruiting and retaining high-quality talent." And that is key with today's unique labor market.
Their six most important leadership strengths are (p. 56):
1. Leading People
2. Strategic Planning
3. Resourceful
4. Being a Quick Learner
5. Inspiring Commitment
6. Participative Management
There is a great deal of information on writing competencies for job performances. I like that they stress that competencies/goals needs to be written in behavior terms. It makes them much easier to review and evaluate later.
The text has a lot of sample worksheets and checklists which are helpful if you're looking to incorporate some changes in your management processes. They also have a great appendix with a detailed Leadership Competency List and a Profile Tool.
I also liked their 10 Key Job Challenges That Stimulate Learning (p. 60):
1. Unfamiliar Responsibilities
2. New Directions
3. Inherited Problems
4. Problems with Employees
5. High Stakes
6. Scope and Scale (Size of Effort)
7. External Pressure
8. Influence without Authority
9. Work across Cultures
10. Work Group Diversity
Learning is key to finding and developing good talent. The book also stresses the importance of relationships.
This is a good reference for hiring managers, HR folks, or folks looking for management positions.
Posted by Crazy for Words at 1/27/2012 11:31 AM 
Categories: Work Skills and Etiquette, Books and Reading
Tags: Work Skills
Categories: Work Skills and Etiquette, Books and Reading
Tags: Work Skills
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