Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

Develop Your Managers by Focusing on These 8 Skillsets

By Kristin Derwinski

July 20, 2023

Leadership Development, LEAD NOW!, Manager Development

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The strength of your organization often rests in the hands of individual managers. Managers play an outsized role in retention and employee engagement, and are largely responsible for ensuring strategic targets are met. Yet, despite their critical...

6 Questions to Ask When Evaluating a Learning Experience

By Daniel Stewart

June 27, 2023

Leadership Development, Adult Learning

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As a leader or HR professional, you might need to find and implement a robust learning experience in your organization for any number of reasons.

4 Ways to Prime Your Brain to Receive Feedback

By Peter Stewart

May 18, 2023

Leadership Development, Feedback, Managerial Courage

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For many employees, being on the receiving end of feedback may be one of the toughest, most stressful parts of their jobs. Few things can cause the palms to sweat and the heart to race, like the possibility of getting negative feedback.

The Three Levels of Managerial Courage

By Peter Stewart

May 04, 2023

Leadership Development, Feedback, Managerial Courage

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Humans have always enjoyed stories about people who overcome overwhelming obstacles, achieve massive innovations despite naysayers, andstand up for rights in the face of oppression. We often call these people heroes and rightly laud their courage.

3 Things That Work (and 3 That Don't) in Leadership Development

By Peter Stewart

April 18, 2023

Leadership Development, Culture, Alignment

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Whether you’re new to the idea of implementing leadership development programs or well-versed in all the options available to you, you may still wonder: what is the best way to get the most out of a leadership development program?

5 Reasons Your Company Should Invest in Leadership Development

By Daniel Stewart

April 13, 2023

Leadership Development, Career Development, Retention, Engagement

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When decision-makers consider making new spending commitments for an organization, there are usually many initiatives vying for funds. Should the company invest indigital transformation? New equipment? More research and development or marketing?...

The 6 Questions to Ask in Designing Leadership Development Programs

By Daniel Stewart

April 11, 2023

Leadership Development

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Leadership development is a thriving industry worldwide. In 2015, US companies spent $160 billion on training programs; globally, organizations spent $356 billion. Unfortunately, not all leadership development programs are created equally. If your...

4 Ways to Transition From a Doer to a Leader

By Erin Ellis

February 07, 2023

Leadership Development, Management Development, Delegating

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Most leaders end up in their initial leadership rolesbecause they are excellent individual contributors. However, moving from an individual contributor to a leader requires fundamentalmindset shifts. One of the most significant shifts for new...