Leadership for the next generation Categories: Cornerstone, In the News, Leadership, Steve Harman Tag: Executive Search Consulting, Fire Department Consulting, General Management Consulting, Human Resources Consulting, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Training, Succession Planning, Training March 1, 2009 By Steven Harman, March 2009 After twenty plus years in human resource executive and management positions, my leadership style changed in several significant ways. This evolution was brought about by the changing demographics and Read More
Succession planning: blowing up conventional wisdom Categories: Character, Cornerstone, In the News, Leadership, Rick Carr Tag: Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Training, Succession Planning, Training June 9, 2008 By Rick Carr, June 2008 A major responsibility of leadership is the selection and development of potential leaders. Succession planning is a means to perpetuate future organizational success. Identifying and preparing promotable candidates through Read More
Facing tough times? How to guide the community toward informed decision-making Categories: Cornerstone, Fire Department Consulting, In the News, Stewart Gary, Strategic Planning Tag: Leadership April 4, 2008 By Stewart Gary, April 2008 Nationally, economic news is discouraging across the board. The problem is not simply one of “not enough revenue,” but one of systemic imbalances. Weak and eroding revenue sources are Read More
Practical strategies for leaders Categories: Cornerstone, Fire Department Consulting, In the News, Leadership, Stewart Gary Tag: Fire Department Consulting, Leadership June 18, 2007 By Stewart Gary, June 2007 Leadership: Individual or Organizationally Based? Now that you are a leader getting work done through others, are you finding the role challenging? In all probability, yes! Most likely, no Read More
Character: the first and last frontier of leadership theory Categories: Cornerstone, In the News, Leadership, Rick Carr Tag: Leadership, Leadership Development May 19, 2007 By Rick Carr, May 2007 Emotional intelligence, 360-degree leadership, change management, strategic agility, leadership perspectives, culture of trust, managing chaos, discovering leadership strengths, leadership by breaking the rules, encouraging employees’ hearts, and customer centricity. Read More
The rollout stage of the performance audit report: principles and steps Categories: Cornerstone, General Management Consulting, In the News, Jay Corey, Management Consulting Tag: Leadership, Performance Audit March 19, 2007 By Jay Corey, March 2007 You are the leader. You came up with the idea to hire an independent, third party auditor to examine the department of…fill-in-the-blank. The audit is in its draft form Read More