leaders

The self-development of leadership development

by Jamie Flinchbaugh on 06-03-14

Leadership development has gone by many names over the last century and has evolved in many ways. It has come in the form of apprenticeships, to purposeful rotational assignments, to training, and executive coaches (which are about as generic today as accountants). But through this entire evolution, leadership development has

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Executives can’t do it alone, and must be masters of developing people

by Jamie Flinchbaugh on 12-15-13

The world is more complex. Competition is global. Information moves faster. Small aspects of every business require great depth of expertise. The result is that no CEO or Executive has the talent to lead an organization all by themselves. What are your choices? While this oversimplifies it, you either buy

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Management is a role. Leadership is an act.

by Jamie Flinchbaugh on 10-16-13

My friend John Hunter who’s mix of insight and intellectual integrity has been a strong role model in the blogging world of continuous improvement. His Curious Cat Management Improvement blog is a great tribute to its own name, and John’s comments often embarrass me by going deeper than my own

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IndustryWeek’s latest class of the Manufacturing Hall of Fame

by Jamie Flinchbaugh on 12-19-12

I just love this idea: a Manufacturing Hall of Fame. Not only have these folks contributed more to American society than any baseball player (except Red Sox players of course), but we need to celebrate manufacturing and make it more attractive for the best and brightest. We could use more

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