Valuable resources, research, and tools curated from our blog this month that will help you improve employee engagement, develop leaders, and strengthen your teams.

1. YourTop 5 Leadership Resources
from August 2016

2. Top August Resources
This month our blog highlighted key perennial themes:
how to improve employee engagement, develop leaders, and
strengthen teams.
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3. Engagement Matters
Click through for the top five resources our readers visited and
shared this month . . .
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4. Do you know the 3 things your
employees wish you would do?
Your employees may not tell you, but frequent communication, getting
to know them personally, and letting their strengths shine are key to
connecting with them, naturally.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ARTICLE by JENNY BANNER
How do you connect with your employees?

5. Manage the expectations and goals that
have been defined.
Recognize and acknowledge
Define what you expect.
Communicate expectations to employees.
Hold employees accountable
(using tools such as SMART goals).
Check in to track progress.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INFOGRAPHIC by LINDA DAUSEND
How do you create a
results-driven environment?
A top trend this year found organizations ditching the annual
performance review. This checklist creates a solid framework for
managers to set clear goals, manage performance, and how to
evaluate and summarize results.
How do you evaluate and review performance?

6. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GUIDE by TRACY PUETT
Do you have a leadership
blind spot?
Leaders often find themselves stifled by their own “bad” behaviors such
as avoidance and procrastination. Here’s a five-point strategic guide for
addressing unwanted habits.
What steps do you take to address habit change?

7. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GUIDE by NANCY AHLRICHS
How do you make leadership
development stick?
An effective way to ensure leadership development ROI is to strategically
involve executives and stakeholders. Doing so will help ensure your
leadership development initiatives have impact and make lasting change.
How do you involve stakeholders?

8. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ARTICLE by STEPHANIE WOOD
Can “Happy Birthday” drive
employee engagement?
Employee engagement increases when managers invest in personally get-
ting to know their employees, when they actively involve them in deci-
sions, and when they communicate trust and vision.
What are the top drivers of engagement?

9. Keep on Top of the Latest Trends
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FIVE LEADERSHIP PRACTICES THAT
IGNITE EMERGING LEADERS
TOP TRENDS
IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE
FOR LEADERSHIP

10. Coming Up in September:
Back to Basics
September’s content will be all about getting down to brass tacks to
develop leaders in organizations. We know your time is valuable,
and you are doing more with less, every day.
Tune in to the blog and our social media channels to get the latest
resources for developing leaders and teams.
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