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"Is Leadership Development a Part of Your Strategy?," February '07: Petty and Petro submit that organizations need to provide leadership development a seat at the strategy table or risk being overwhelmed by the tidal wave of demographic forces reshaping the workforce over the next decade. This Perspectives on Leadership & Strategy executive summary offers a number of suggestions for establishing leadership development as a core competency. Read the article in the Leadership Resource Center.

The Six Dimensions of Delivering Great Feedback, a Perspectives on Leadership executive briefing, added, February '07: Based on SMI Research findings indicating Feedback as the #1 self-described weakness of leaders at all levels, Rich Petro offers up some compelling suggestions for turning this weakeness into a powerful leadership tool to shape and mold your culture and drive great performance. Read the article in the Leadership Resource Center.

Introducing the Building Better Leaders series of Workshops, February '07: SMI announced the introduction of two new leadership development workshops: Feedback Mastery and Leadership Mastery: Leadership for New Leaders, as part of the firm's expansion into formal leadership training. Both workshops are intensive sessions focusing on the development of skills, techniques and knowledge to help leaders improve their performance. The courses were developed by SMI's Petty and Petro. For more information, visit the Seminars and Workshops section and download the workshop overviews.

New Perspectives on Strategy and Perspectives on Sales & Marketing, January 07: SMI's Arthur Petty adds two new Perspectives pieces. "6 Suggestions for Shaping Up Your Strategy" offers helpful tips for avoiding common strategy process missteps and strengthening your organization by implementing a regular strategy refresh program. This issue is found in the Strategy Resource Center. In "Increase Sales and Marketing Effectiveness with a Formal Lead Qualification Team," Petty explains how improving lead qualification can increase sales and improve sales and marketing collaboration. Read the article in the Sales and Marketing Resource Center.

Introducing Perspectives on Marketing, January '07: SMI's Arthur Petty kicks of this new series of executive briefings on current issues in marketing with, "Marketing Misunderstood: Tips for Bolstering Marketing's Contribution to the Organization." This issue covers CEO and management team concerns about the value of the marketing function and level of marketing investment, and offers some pragmatic solutions for overcoming these concerns. The current issue is found in the Marketing Resource Center.

The New Leader's Top Ten Challenges, December '06: is the third in SMI's Guide to Pragmatic Leadership series, and is excerpted from the forthcoming book, Practical Lessons in Leadership --A Guidebook for Experienced and Aspiring Leaders by Arthur Petty and Rich Petro. This installment helps the reader anticipate and avoid the most common start-up mistakes of new and experienced leaders. The full article is found in the Leadership Resource Center.

The New Leader Development Dilemma, November '06: Arthur Petty and Rich Petro announced the second article in SMI's Guide to Pragmatic Leadership series, offering critical advice for identifying and overcoming a common and costly new leader development mistatke. Visit the Leadership Resource Center to read more.

The Leader's Charter, the first article in the Guide to Pragmatic Leadership series announced, October '06: SMI introduced a new series of articles focusing on issues and trends in leadership development. The first in this series was written by Arthur Petty, and is entitled The Leader's Charter. The article offers a powerful framework for understanding the true role of a leader and succeeding in this challenging role. Visit the Leadership Resource Center to read The Leader's Charter.

Leadership Study Launched by SMI during October '06: SMI Leadership practice leaders, Rich Petro and Arthur Petty recently launched an extensive study of the leadership development experiences and practices of professionals ranging from retired CEOs to first-time leaders. The study focuses on four areas of an individual's leadership experience, including aspirations, personal leadership development, leadership practices and personal observations on leading. Updates, findings and insights gleaned from the study will be published in early '07.

Book Project Announced, June '06: Arthur Petty and Rich Petro announced their agreement to collaborate for Practical Lessons in Leadership--A Guidebook for Experienced and Aspiring Leaders. According to the authors, the book is intended to fill a critical gap in the body of leadership literature, offering actionable guidance, advice and best-practices approaches for choosing a career in leadership, getting started as a new leader, creating a culture of operational excellence and innovation, and many other topics critical to leaders of all experience levels. The authors expect to complete the manuscript by December and publish the work during '07.

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