Karen Lawson

Leadership Development Basics (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the fast-paced, global environment of the 21st century, leadership development is a key business strategy-and a crucial element of your organization's competitive advantage. With Leadership Development Basics to help you, you can update your leadership development program and begin preparing tomorrow's leaders today. Whether you're in senior management or a member of the human resources, learning, or development professions, you'll find an integrated, comprehensive approach that can be tailored to your needs.

Learn about initiatives such as mentoring, coaching, job rotation, performance management, and succession planning, along with systems for establishing and evaluating your own unique program, which will help you cultivate an environment in which people thrive. Also, get techniques and tools that will help you design, develop, and implement a leadership development program appropriate to your organization's size, strategies, and resources.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Association for Talent Development
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781607282402
• Artikelnr.: 67250482

Autorenporträt

Karen Lawson is a noted international consultant, speaker, and author. As founder and president of Lawson Consulting Group, she has built a successful consulting firm specializing in organization and management development as well as executive coaching. Her extensive consulting and seminar experience includes team development, communication, leadership, and quality service across a wide range of industries. Clients include a variety of prominent organizations from financial services, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare, government, and education. In her consulting work with Fortune 500 companies as well as small businesses, she uses her experience and knowledge of human interaction to help leaders at all levels make a difference in their organizations. Karen is the author of 13 books, including the ATD Press titles Leadership Development Basics and Improving On-the-Job Training and Coaching. She has also written chapters for scores of professional collections and numerous articles in professional journals. In addition, she has created several assessment instruments and developed new, cutting-edge learning tools and delivery methods, including a 12-session professional development audio series for managers, web-based training programs, and teletraining courses. Karen is one of only 400 people worldwide to have earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the 4,000-member National Speakers Association. She has received numerous awards for her outstanding contribution to the training and speaking professions. Karen was named one of Pennsylvania's "Best 50 Women in Business" and among the Philadelphia Business Journal's "Women of Distinction." She has been actively involved in professional organizations, such as the National Speakers Association and the Association for Talent Development, holding leadership positions at both the local and national levels. She is also an active member of the Union League of Philadelphia.