As companies become more complex and try to do more with fewer people, there is an increased need to collaborate with other teams, departments and cross-functionally. How well do your leaders and teams collaborate? Here are 3 steps to help your leaders develop effective collaboration skills.
You could have heard a pin drop. The SVP of HR was sitting with his CEO and reviewing the recent dismal turnover numbers. For the sixth month in a row, things were not getting any better. “I have an idea, let’s do that engagement survey you’ve been wanting to do the last few years and we will find out where our problem areas really are….” Is it any wonder the HR leader just shook his head in despair.
Recently we posted a survey asking managers and leaders to answer the following question: “What are your organization’s biggest challenges in 2015 regarding talent?” Respondents were able to pick their top 3 concerns and without question they are:
It seems like every time we open an annual survey about the state of organizational development we see the same trends or headlines: disappointing news about the state of leadership. And, that is not surprising, nor is it new.Take our short, 2 minute survey and give us your opinion. Despite billions of dollars being spent to develop leaders, companies are still frustrated with the leadership capability of their future talent. Our work with several clients over the past decade has shown similar areas of concern:
