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December 23, 2011
Why Companies Need a Strategic HR Partner

More leaders need to use Human Resources as a strategic plant, says Rajeev Pershawaria, author of “Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders.” The first step is to choose the right HR leader, someone who can help, as well as challenge. Instead of choosing a comfortable confidante, leaders should look for someone who understands both business and human capital trends, and is able to contribute intelligently to C-suite discussions about business strategy.

By Rajeev Peshawaria

June 6, 2011
Super Leaders

First, a 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan, followed by a tsunami that swallowed everything in its path. Then, increasing unrest in the Middle East culminated in NATO air strikes on Libya and violent uprisings throughout the region. And all the while the financial markets continue to fluctuate wildly every day, eroding investor confidence and sparking fears of another economic meltdown. If ever there were a time we needed strong leaders, it’s now. In fact, we need more than strong leaders—we need superheroes. Or at least, super leaders.

First, a 9.0 earthquake rocked Japan, followed by a tsunami that swallowed everything in its path. Then, increasing unrest in the Middle East culminated in NATO air strikes on Libya and violent uprisings throughout the region. And all the while the financial markets continue to fluctuate wildly every day, eroding investor confidence and sparking fears of another economic meltdown.

If ever there were a time we needed strong leaders, it’s now. In fact, we need more than strong leaders—we need superheroes. Or at least, super leaders.

June 2, 2011
Leaders’ Path to Improvement

Short of completing a 360, how is a leader supposed to know what he or she most needs to work on? The first step is to bring personality into the equation—for them to ask, “What kind of leader am I?” Using a model of the eight dimensions of leadership can help to identify the leadership “blind spots” associated with particular leadership styles.

By Mark Scullard, director of research, and Jeffrey Sugerman, president and CEO, Inscape Publishing

In our May-June 2011 print article, we discussed what people want from their leaders. As part of a 360-degree assessment, we gave 16,619 participants—or raters—the chance to give feedback on what leadership practices their leaders should do more often. The three most common requests for leaders were:

April 6, 2011
Emerging Leader Nominations

Do you know an up-and-coming training leader? Someone who stands out from the crowd? Someone who is an outstanding training professional with excellent leadership qualities? Someone who deserves recognition for his or her outstanding efforts in the training industry?

Please watch this space for the nomination form for Training magazine’s 2013 EMERGING LEADER AWARDS.

Do you know an up-and-coming training leader? Someone who stands out from the crowd? Someone who is an outstanding training professional with excellent leadership qualities? Someone who deserves recognition for his or her outstanding efforts in the training industry?

Please nominate him or her for Training magazine’s 2013 EMERGING LEADER AWARDS. Nomination forms will be available in May 2012 and will be due JANUARY 14, 2013.