February Round Up: A Leader Develops Others' Capacity

This has been a great month of conversation on the topic of "A Leader Develops Others' Capacity." We have barely scratched the surface with the posts presented here; there is so much more to be learned and discussed about how leaders can make a difference by building into the lives of others.

I am pleased to present this round-up of posts on the topic to extend the learning found at LeaderTalk. These posts come from some of the best and brightest bloggers I know. To be included in next month's round-up, email me a link to your post on next month's theme, "A Leader Embraces Diversity and Bridges Differences" by Friday, March 26, 2010 for inclusion in the round-up on Monday,March 29th. Write a new post for the round-up or dig into your archives to find one.

There's some great information contained in the posts below. I hope you'll take some time to read the posts included in this month's round-up.

In his post "Investing Time in Developing Leaders," Bill Bliss asserts that developing others is one of the most important tasks of a leader.

Tanveer Naseer shares a personal story about a great boss who helped his employees develop their capacity in his post,"Leaders, Are You Developing Your Employee's Superpowers?"

Find motivation for developing others in this post from Mary Jo Asmus, "Four Selfish Reasons to Develop Your Employees."

Steve Roesler gives great advice for coaches to improve their effectiveness in "Seven Elements of Effective Coaching."

Jennifer V. Miller reminds those of us who are fortunate enough to have been mentored and developed by others to say thanks.

Feedback is a powerful tool in developing others. Sonia DiMaulo shares some powerful insight in her post "The Power of Feedback in Coaching."

Miki Saxon shares a wonderful illustration of how even people's flaws can be appreciated and enjoyed in "Why Cracked Pots Are Good for Your Team."

Wally Bock offers "Leaders Decide, Let Them Learn How," encouraging leaders to allow people to grow through practice and learn from mistakes as well as successes.

This great post on mentoring from Mike Myatt, "Mentoring — A Word to the Wise," offers clear advice for people as they develop mentoring relationships.

Tanmay Vora outlines a plan to help people develop capacity by building their confidence with small successes in this post,"Play to Your People's Strengths."

Why choose one? Read them all! Be sure to check out this selection of posts from Kevin Eikenberry for practical insights about coaching. And don't forget to sign up for Kevin's Coach and Be Coached event on March 16th.

A late addition: I want to introduce you to Ericka Hines, aka Social Change Diva, who is fairly new to the leadership blogging scene. In this post "Scarcity, Mysticism, "Can't" - Creative Tensions for Leaders," Erica shares her views of leadership and leadership development.  

Comments

[Bill Bliss]

Becky, thanks for a great compilation. These are all great insights about leadership. As John Maxwell says, everything rises and falls on leadership. Personally, I believe we have a serious drought of up and coming leaders, and many of the leaders we have today seem to be in survival mode instead of growth mode. We need a core group of leaders who are committed to lead with character to rise up, do what leaders must do and settle for nothing less.

Bill

[Socialchngediva]

Thank you for the very kind inclusion. Very happy for the introduction into this esteemed community of bloggers. I hope to produce and provide as much content and amazing insight as i have seen here.

Best,
Ericka

[Wally Bock]

I love this monthly theme idea, Becky. You wind up with a lot of valuable and related resources in one place. Thanks for including me and all the other great folks.