Taking A Connected Approach To Leadership Development

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by Cherie Matthews | May 8, 2017

In 2015, Capital Group recognized that leadership needed to be our greatest priority for continued organizational growth. We established a leadership strategy and framework to support our renewed focus on building leadership capacity across all levels of the company. This framework, Leading Capital, is a consistent set of leadership expectations that guides all of our leadership development work. From there, we’ve designed and deployed two cohort programs targeted at first level managers and senior managers, named Capital Foundations and Capital Perspectives, respectively. Designed and deployed in partnership with HBP, we’re in our 14th cohort of Foundations and our 2nd cohort […]

Understanding The Value Of “Leveraging Your Networks” With Harvard ManageMentor®

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by Joanna Maunder | May 1, 2017

What comes to mind when you hear the word “networking”? If you pictured forced conversations and handshakes with total strangers at a conference or event, you’re not alone. But building networks is more than just swapping business cards or adding another connection to your LinkedIn page. It’s how work gets done in our complex and interconnected business environment, where establishing and sustaining a diverse array of network relationships is a key element of effective leadership. The increasing importance of being able to use networks effectively for a range of purposes, whatever your role or organization, is what inspired us to […]

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: Takeaways From Our San Francisco Forum

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by Jen Sprague | March 28, 2017

What does it take to reposition your organization today while simultaneously building for tomorrow? Keynote Mark Johnson, co-founder and senior partner at Innosight, shared the major elements supporting business transformation amidst market disruption at our recent event in San Francisco. Johnson pinpointed the courage to choose, the clarity to focus, the curiosity to explore, and the conviction to persevere. Business transformation is a tall order in today’s complex business environment, Johnson said, but with it comes great opportunity Our San Francisco forum gave learning leaders the chance to gain insights from thought leadership experts and learn from each other on […]

Are Your Individual Contributors Falling By The Development Wayside?

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by Rebecca Abrahams | February 10, 2017

Traditional L&D has always been focused on developing leaders. More often than not, those leaders have managerial titles, and they’re the main beneficiaries of your company’s L&D programs. But the best ideas in a company don’t always come from managers of people. Sometimes, the employees who wield the biggest influence don’t have any direct reports, and these individual contributors (ICs) miss out on development opportunities because they don’t fit the traditional definition of a business leader. Every employee serves to gain from L&D, and every IC deserves the chance to grow and develop his or her skillset. As technology and […]

Long-Term Thinking In A Short-Term World

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by Marisa Naughton | January 19, 2017

Uncertainty is everywhere in today’s business world. The scope of Brexit’s impact on trade within the European Union is still unknown, and questions are swirling around the incoming administration of the United States. No one knows what the future holds, leaving business leaders to face the age-old question: How do you effectively balance short-term returns for your stakeholders with a long-term strategy for growth? The audience at our recent event, “Resisting the Lure of Short-Termism,” at the RSA House in London, got the opportunity to ask questions of one CEO who seems to be getting it right: Jean-François van Boxmeer, […]