169: Six Fundamental Leadership Practices for Every Leader with Ron Ashkenas

169: Six Fundamental Leadership Practices for Every Leader with Ron Ashkenas

In today’s information-sharing age, aspiring leaders are inundated with leadership advice from countless sources. There are upwards of 60,000 books on Amazon written about leadership, and millions of articles on Google. While this is great in many ways, it also makes it more difficult to narrow down what is truly fundamental. Advisor, consultant and co-author of the Harvard Business Review Leader’s Handbook Ron Ashkenas joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share what he believes are the six fundamental skills every leader should practice to bring themselves up to the next level. Tune in to discover why these six leadership skills are so crucial, how to implement them regardless of where you’re at in your leadership journey, and how you can boost your own self-development by taking initiatives such as creating your own stretch assignments. Plus, Ron offers a great leadership tip for speeding up development in startup organizations! Listen and share with others in your network.

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155: [Ask Halelly] “How can I develop transferable skills now that can help me in my next or dream job?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

155: [Ask Halelly] “How can I develop transferable skills now that can help me in my next or dream job?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

Can you develop your skills for your next job – even your dream job – while still in your current role? Yes. You can, and you should. Halelly will show you how in today’s Ask Halelly episode.

Here’s another Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly answers a question from a listener, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking events, a learner in one of her corporate workshops, or a member of the media.

First, Halelly reminds you that you own your development, and encourages you to be proactive in developing the skills you need for your next job. Then, she shares five broadly useful transferable skills to focus on plus suggests specific, non-training, low-budget ideas for how you to grow them, while still in your current role. And even without any involvement from your current boss if it’s not possible.

Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others!

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143: [Solo] How to build leadership skills outside the classroom and on a shoestring budget on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

143: [Solo] How to build leadership skills outside the classroom and on a shoestring budget on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

Workshops, training classes, and university classes are rarely the only way to develop skills. In fact, they’re often not the best way to develop certain skills. Halelly wrote about this in her book, Employee Development on a Shoestring. There are so many ways that you can develop skills and knowledge – including leadership skills -- outside of the classroom and in a way that doesn’t interfere with your current role or take up a lot of time or money.

In this short solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly shares three specific examples of non-training, inexpensive ways to develop your leadership skills – and those of the leaders you lead, of course – to help you become a better leader and/or get recognized as a leader if you’re not there yet. Leadership development is not out of reach! Take a listen and share with others.

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