Enabling Transformational Change Through Leadership Development At Assurant

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by Juli Rasmussen | October 6, 2017

Assurant, a leading provider of lifestyle and housing risk management solutions, is in the midst of a global business transformation. Under the leadership of a new CEO, the global company divested business units and introduced new business and operating models. We knew that our mid-level leaders were central to the successful execution of Assurant’s strategy and a key factor in providing the change leadership needed during our transformation. We also recognized that they would need to cultivate new skills and knowledge to fully realize their potential and have improved business impact during the transformation. To address this need we partnered […]

What Drives Best-In-Class Senior Leadership Development? The Four Key Elements

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by Marisa Naughton | September 15, 2017

We just wrapped up a great series on the key components of best-in-class senior leadership development programs. You need leaders who can grasp the complexity of today’s world, who bring the skills and the mindset needed to make opportunity out of challenge, to transform how you work, and to lead your organizations into an ever-changing future. Based on our years of experience, our connection to the strongest research, and our work with the most forward-thinking clients, we know that to build a program that ensures your leaders are able to fill those big shoes, you need to have the following […]

What Defines Best In Class? The Ability To Measure The Impact Of Learning On The Business

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by Janice Miller | September 7, 2017

This post is the last in a series on developing best-in-class senior leadership development programs. In our prior post, we explored the vital role of executive leader engagement in the success of any senior leadership development program. But organizations with best-in-class programs also place a high priority on outcomes that are tied to the company’s strategy and goals. And these best-in-class programs are strategic in their own right. After all, they’re responsible for making sure that their organizations have leaders in place with the skills and capabilities to execute their strategy. Our research finds that companies with best-in-class leadership development […]

What Hurricane Harvey Taught Me About The Importance Of Followership

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by Sandy Weissinger | September 6, 2017

Last week, from my office in Dallas, I struggled to focus on anything other than the news surrounding Hurricane Harvey. The scenes were unbelievable, the stories heartbreaking.  While the images and warnings haunted my sleep, I was grateful for the safety of my friends who let me know that they were okay. My feelings were profound. Like others, I was distracted from my day-to-day responsibilities, helplessly riveted by the news. I needed to do something, anything – perhaps selfishly – in my attempt to take away some of their pain and to acknowledge how unfairly blessed I felt. Midweek, I was saved […]

What Defines Best In Class? Executives Who Are Deeply Engaged

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by Janice Miller | August 31, 2017

This post is fifth in a series on developing best-in-class senior leadership development programs. In our prior post, we discussed how blended delivery models can provide stronger opportunities for interaction among learners, which leads to learning that sticks more effectively. But when we think about best-in-class leadership development initiatives, one hallmark characteristic is inevitably the deep engagement of an organization’s most senior executives. Executive involvement brings with it a broad continuum of benefits, from helping to set learning objectives that tie to the company strategy, to contributing to the learning cohort’s collective wisdom by sharing their insights and experiences, to […]