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CDR Authentic Leadership Learning Experience

2019-01-07T19:51:39+00:00

CDR’s 2012 Authentic Leadership Learning Experience dates are set!

We bring out the best in each leader by identifying and building on one’s true gifts, leadership capability, and needs. The insights and know-how that leaders gain produce sustainable results that are relevant and valuable throughout the span of their career.

There is no spin, hug fests, or […]

CDR Authentic Leadership Learning Experience2019-01-07T19:51:39+00:00

Coaching the Egotist Executive

2019-01-08T23:01:03+00:00

Within the first couple of minutes meeting with Bob Granelle for his executive development coaching feedback session, I felt ready to show him the door. Of course, I didn’t. I was his coach. As a senior executive, and self-proclaimed, rightful and best successor to the CEO’s chair for a global manufacturing organization, his demeanor was […]

Coaching the Egotist Executive2019-01-08T23:01:03+00:00

Complimentary Guide: How to Hire the Best Fit Candidates

2019-01-07T19:48:52+00:00

When it comes to employee selection, we can help you find the best fit candidate while eliminating non-fits quickly. Hiring mistakes are preventable.

Our custom hiring guide, “Why to Use CDR Assessment for Selection Screening” is designed to walk you through the benefits of using our tools for selection screening, including expert guidance on how to […]

Complimentary Guide: How to Hire the Best Fit Candidates2019-01-07T19:48:52+00:00

Mixing Magic & Coaching For Leadership Derailment Interventions

2019-01-24T19:07:48+00:00

Intervention coaching is tough duty. Clearly, interventions are not our preferred coaching cases, though many come our way. To my way of thinking, executive coaches who seek out these extreme cases must have some underlying masochistic emotional needs. The going-in distress level tends to be daunting. Despite the rocky and emotionally draining nature of the […]

Mixing Magic & Coaching For Leadership Derailment Interventions2019-01-24T19:07:48+00:00

Shave 2 Years Off Your Talent Development Cycle

2019-01-08T23:04:21+00:00

CDR Assessment Group has created a a 3-Dimensional assessment test that has been proven to fast forward development up to 2 years by immediately showing a clear cut path to best leverage strengths, plan for development, and to neutralize risks and vulnerabilities.

This assessment test can accurately pinpoint the individual traits that define performance, strengths, talent, […]

Shave 2 Years Off Your Talent Development Cycle2019-01-08T23:04:21+00:00

Why Leaders Derail

2019-01-07T19:40:23+00:00

Leadership derailment largely depends upon two factors:

  • The perceptions of others about your performance which includes your relationship with them, and
  • Your contributions or results produced for the good of the organization

The first of the two is the most critical in terms of leadership derailment because a leader may have produced outstanding results, but if […]

Why Leaders Derail2019-01-07T19:40:23+00:00

The 7 Common Mistakes Employers Make When Recruiting and Hiring

2019-01-07T19:36:04+00:00

The following are 7 mistakes employers are making when looking to recruit and hire both internally and externally:

1. Relying too heavily on rigid educational and experiential criteria – don’t be so black and white!
  • HR departments are known for screening out top candidates who do not meet “exact requirements” to the letter. For example, one […]
The 7 Common Mistakes Employers Make When Recruiting and Hiring2019-01-07T19:36:04+00:00

The Cynic’s Tightrope: Healthy Skepticism vs. Harmful Mistrust

2019-01-07T19:30:29+00:00

Do you consider yourself to be a realist, or even a pessimist who is compelled to dig deep with lots of questions? Are you known for your sarcasm? Are you known for having an inquiring or investigative mind and for being one who is determined to unravel the mystery others fail to see? Do you […]

The Cynic’s Tightrope: Healthy Skepticism vs. Harmful Mistrust2019-01-07T19:30:29+00:00

CDR 3-D Assessment Suite: Going Beyond the 360⁰ Leader Scan

2019-01-24T19:09:19+00:00

For those of you who have been looking for the “get rich quick” scheme of becoming a successful leader, I’m afraid you will never find the answer. But, there are ways out there to determine your performance characteristics and leadership skills. For most people, the 360⁰ Leader Scan is a great way to understand how […]

CDR 3-D Assessment Suite: Going Beyond the 360⁰ Leader Scan2019-01-24T19:09:19+00:00
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