Coverdale Review
01.14.2011
What is the ROI of Leadership Developmen...
Measuring Return on Investment of leadership development activities in dollars and cents is a challenge. Most often more direct measures such as observable behavioral changes are used to evaluate the success of developmental activities. In 2010 Chief Executive Magazine and Chally published a study of 1,300 public companies. One of the purposes of the research was to measure the ROI of leadership development programs: what is the effect on market capitalization and shareholder return over a...
01.10.2011
Why Teams Do Not Work
Coverdale’s mission is to enable people to succeed together. We are experts in cooperation and our foundation was built on developing teamwork skills. We often get asked if teamwork is always the best approach. Our answer is that whenever you can achieve an aim better by working individually, teamwork is not the best way. Often in truly creative tasks or in endeavors where patient detail oriented focus is required (imagine a watchmaker) teamwork would take longer and risk compromising a high...
01.03.2011
Leadership Development: Why Talent Does...
Research shows that innate qualities or talent have no relevance when it comes to high performance. Developing leaders and high performing teams requires a rigorous routine of Deliberate Practice. K. Anders Ericsson presents in his book "The Cambridge Handbook Of Expertise and Expert Performance" the last 30+ years of research on how people become top performers in their field of expertise. The conclusion: top performers are always made, never born. On one hand, this is very liberating and...

