Investing in your professional development through the Transition to Executive Management program results in positive ROI for your organization. It improves employee engagement and performance, reduces turnover, enhances creativity, and develops you into a more effective leader. This guide provides concrete benefits you can share with your boss to convince them about the return on investment they will see from investing in your professional development.
Culture & Leadership
Rising to the C-Suite: Key Steps to Accelerate the Transition
Regardless of the C-Suite role, each leader who aspires to the C-Suite must be intentional with their plan of development, growth, and advancement. The first step in the approach is to build a development plan that includes building skills, experience, and relationships that will be critical success factors in the C-Suite.
Mastering Emotional Intelligence: Strategies for Business Leaders
The ability to navigate emotions (yours and others’) effectively is a crucial skill for leaders. EI plays a pivotal role in your leadership effectiveness and team dynamics. Leaders with emotional intelligence are more likely to make good decisions, build strong relationships, and navigate challenges with resilience.
21 Must-Read Books for Managers
There are several resources that will help you grow in your professional development. Some of the most accessible resources are books. We compiled this reading list to help get you started.
How Can Mindset Influence Your Leadership Style?
Mindset refers to your prevailing attitudes, beliefs, and perspectives about the world and yourself. It shapes how you interpret experiences, face challenges, and set goals. I’ve debated with colleagues whether mindset drives behaviors or whether behaviors drive mindset. As is sometimes the issue with these sorts of questions—especially questions that touch on the brain’s executive function—the only correct answer is that it depends. Are behavioral solutions sufficient to create and maintain a leadership style?
Successful Leadership Depends on Relationship Development
Establishing and nurturing solid relationships requires skill and determination. In the absence of positive, considerate relationships, individuals, teams, and organizations risk failure on multiple fronts—falling engagement, declining productivity, and departing employees.
Impact Your Team in Seconds with Positive Microbehaviors
It takes only seconds to make or break a team member’s day. These brief interactions are called microbehaviors. Our microbehaviors have the potential to make an immediate and positive impact on someone else. Fine tuning your microbehaviors is not as heavy of a lift as you might think.
The Myth of Manager Vs Leader Is Harming Your Organization
In the business world there has been a myth that managers and leaders are fundamentally different. CPED Instructor Betsy Hagan challenges us to take these existing opinions and ideas and reframe them for today’s business environment. It’s time to reframe the juxtaposition of management vs leadership roles.
Embracing Constructive Styles for Organizational Success in the Era of AI
While AI offers transformative possibilities for businesses, it can also instill stress and fear among workers.
Investing in Oneself: The Transformative Benefits of Leadership, Career, and Executive Coaching
To thrive and succeed, professionals at all levels are turning to coaching as a powerful tool for personal and professional growth.