"Yes, but . . ."

Who is in charge of, or has ownership of creating an Internal Leadership Culture in your company?

Many prominent business gurus have historically placed this responsibility at the feet of Top Management. The December 2005 issue of Chief Learning Officer includes an article by Irving H. Buchen, Ph.D. which raises the question of whether a partnership between HR and Training may in fact be the answer as to who can best create an internal leadership culture and move it through all levels of the organization. For years HR (and Training) has been requesting "a seat at the table". The role as outlined by Buchen would certainly raise the business performance bar for both HR and Training and if successfully engaged would assure that seat.

Is Senior Management ready to cede this role? Are HR and Training ready to accept it?

Please post your thoughts and comments on this topic. To ready the entire article, entitled "Creating Internal Leadership Cultures" by Irving H. Buchen, Ph.D., click here: Creating Internal Leadership Cultures


Posted by Denise Knutson, Senior Consultant, The H.S. Group