What did Harvard discover was the #1 leadership challenge?

Apr 14, 2023

"Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." - Henry Ford   

As an avid reader and curator of information, I always hope to somehow inform or inspire my clients and colleagues so they become just as excited as I do about the opportunities it may present. For example, in my last newsletter, I shared the importance of team effectiveness to organizations and the research provided by well-respected institutions that support this point (courtesy of Chat GPT).

Most recently, I recently came across very interesting research from the Harvard Business School regarding the leadership challenges and development opportunities facing high-potential employees. Researchers analyzed more than 3,000 applications to their flagship "High Potentials Leadership Program" over a nearly 20-year period.

Leading teams was cited as the core challenge by more than 30% of these high potentials. In 2005 a key area of focus was understanding that each team member’s background and motivations were different - and thus, each must be managed differently. In today's environment, there is the added complexity of leading teams remotely. “Having enough time to develop employees while advancing organizational goals is a real challenge, especially in a virtual environment,” as one 2020 program participant said.


My life's work has been helping organizations develop their leaders so they are equipped to engage, enable, and empower their best talent... all resulting in higher-performing teams. I developed and want to share my e-book Roadmap to Building High Performance Teams (which you can download here) to serve as a roadmap to help guide leaders and teams. I welcome the opportunity to guide you on this journey to keep you from running over any potholes in the road.

I invite you to reach out to me for a complimentary 20-minute conversation so that I can share customized tips to address your team's unique needs.

 

I look forward to speaking with you!

Wishing you and your team success,


Kimberly


P.S. If you find this information of value, I invite you to share this newsletter with your teammates and colleagues.


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