The priority everyone says yes to and nobody starts Training Magazine’s 2026 report says this is the year leadership development finally gets its moment. Seventy nine percent of companies are shifting to skills based hiring. Learning in the flow of work is the talk of the industry. Leadership development sits at the top of the […]
Technology is an amplifier. Before your next implementation, ask the harder question: what organizational operating system are you installing it on?
Why Most Leadership Programs Don’t Work (And What Actually Does) You’ve probably been there: a high-potential leader attends a training, comes back energized, and then… nothing changes. Weeks later, the same habits resurface, and the ROI feels murky at best. It’s not because your leaders lack potential. It’s because most programs stop at the surface.
Culture Isn’t the Problem—It’s the Practice: Why Micro-Moments Define Your Leadership Legacy In most organizations, culture is either overstated or underestimated. You’ve probably heard it before: “We need to fix our culture.” Or… “Let’s revisit our values.” But what if the real issue isn’t culture itself? What if culture is actually your best shot at
What if the most powerful leadership trait isn’t found on a resume, but in your posture? When Becky Rivest stood in front of her first classroom as a student teacher, she felt the tension most new leaders experience: the weight of responsibility, the fog of uncertainty, and the impulse to project confidence—even if it felt
Only 11% of executives say their leadership development efforts are working. That should stop us in our tracks. If you’re a founder, executive, or HR leader in a growth-stage company, you probably feel the tension already. You’re trying. You’re investing. You’re hosting trainings and buying platforms. But somehow, the ROI feels fuzzy. Culture drifts. Turnover
In today’s high-growth companies, leadership development isn’t a luxury. It’s a survival strategy. But too often, organizations pour money into conferences, trainings, and off-sites, only to see minimal change back at work. Culture stalls. Leadership benches thin. Burnout spreads. Why? Because training alone doesn’t build leaders. Systems do. That’s the heartbeat of The Leadership Manifesto,
What Does It Mean to Truly Lead? Some leaders build from vision. Others build from grit. But the leaders people remember — the ones worth following — are the ones who’ve done the hard work of transformation. In this powerful reflection, Dr. Tom Nebel, founding partner and executive chairman of Leaders Rising Network, shares the
Leadership Events Aren’t the Answer Leadership retreats. Offsite strategy sessions. A great speaker. A few powerful moments. Then Monday hits, and it’s business as usual. If you’ve ever walked away from a leadership event wondering why it didn’t stick, you’re not alone. It’s a common trap. Most leaders rely on inspiration when what they really
How do you build trust in a compliance-driven environment? For most companies, employee engagement is a buzzword. For National Exchange Bank & Trust (NEBAT), it became the foundation of cultural transformation — but not by accident. When Tami Christian joined the organization, the bank had over 30 branches and a strong customer-first mindset. But internally?