I recently asked a leader what his process was for developing leaders in his hospital. That question was followed by some crickets and then, well, more crickets loosely disguised as an answer. It’s ironic that we have a process for…

I’ve had the opportunity to build leadership development programs for many different kinds of organizations. Occasionally people ask me about the most important things that a leadership development program should focus on to get results. Many programs feel good to…

Leading Through Influence In order for any practice to get stronger, it needs to continuously develop leaders. The future of the organization depends on its ability to either create or recruit leaders who can help it grow. The leaders in…

“What does the mentor get out of a mentoring relationship?” This question came up during a workshop I delivered once to a group of leaders. One of the leaders in the room said simply, “I get to give something back.”…