Ed Cohen

According to “The Global Report: Leadership Traits, Insights for Today, Pathway to the Future,” published in May, there are several behaviors professionals want their leaders to demonstrate today and in the next 10 years (Editor’s note: The authors wrote this report). However, these vary based on age and location. That shift makes sense as learning leaders should make it a best practice to customize leadership development programs and other talent management processes in an organization.

Having spent more than 20 years in global leadership roles for companies like Booz Allen Hamilton, the erstwhile Satyam Computer Services (now Tech Mahindra), and HCL Technologies, I have witnessed the full spectrum of leaders from best to worst. My career involved conducting business in more than 60 countries, including spending seven years working full time in India with the remainder in the U.S. When posed with the question why and how leaders derail, I was asked to comment on Ramalinga… Show more

Having spent more than 20 years in global leadership roles for companies like Booz Allen Hamilton, the erstwhile Satyam Computer Services (now Tech Mahindra), and HCL Technologies, I have witnessed the full spectrum of leaders from best to worst. My career involved conducting business in more than 60 countries, including spending seven years working full time in India with the remainder in the U.S. When posed with the question why and how leaders derail, I was asked to comment on Ramalinga Raju, founder of Satyam Computer Services whom I worked with while Chief Learning Officer from 2005 to 2009. My immediate reaction was not to want to revisit something that was such a painful experience in my life and the lives of thousands of others. My next thought was it wasn’t appropriate to single out one person because there are as many ways to derail and focusing on just one would be a disservice.
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Leadership coach Ed Cohen on how leadership is evolving, what good leaders do and why trust and integrity is important.

This book is game-changing for leaders around the world, learning and leadership development professionals, and coaches and career advisers who need to understand the leadership similarities and differences globally and across generations.

The research, led by Nelson Cohen Global Consulting and sponsored by CoachLogix, Cognician, Concensus, eLearning Mind, Executive Core, and Herrmann International is comprised of responses from 2,800 business professionals from 122 countries who… Show more

This book is game-changing for leaders around the world, learning and leadership development professionals, and coaches and career advisers who need to understand the leadership similarities and differences globally and across generations.

The research, led by Nelson Cohen Global Consulting and sponsored by CoachLogix, Cognician, Concensus, eLearning Mind, Executive Core, and Herrmann International is comprised of responses from 2,800 business professionals from 122 countries who responded to the "Traits of Most Admired Leaders" survey with questions about the traits they think leaders need to demonstrate to be successful today and in the future.

Throughout the book you will find articles from future and current leaders from around the world including some of the most well respected in the learning and development profession –
Tony Bingham, Beverly Kaye, Ann Herrmann Nedhi, and Antonio Rubio.

Tony Bingham, ATD: Changing the Way We Think about Leadership Development

Ibanga Umanah, JUMP Associates: How “not knowing” Will Get You Where You Want to Go

Mike Pino, GE Crotonville: Mindful Gaps

Beverly Kaye, Best Selling Author: Development-Minded Leadership

Ego Onwuka, Millennial View of Leadership Traits

Joshua Craver, Western Union: View from Around the World

Andriy Petrushkevych, WMelon Global Ukraine: Imagination and Intelligence to Inspire Results

Tamar Elkeles, Qualcomm: Focus on the Similarities Among Leaders

Chrys Taslis, Greece and the EU – a subtle leadership case

Aron Aytona, From Philippines to Canada and Beyond

Gautam Bhushan, A Contextual View of Leadership Traits in India

Marcelo Ferraz, View from a Brazilian working in China

Ann Herrmann, Best Selling Author, Herrmann International: Thinking Agility: The New Global Leadership Necessity

JF Goldstyn, Minding the Gaffe!

Antonio Rubio, Overlap Consulting: Implementing Leadership Traits in Corporate Universities

Scott Millward, Farmers Insurance: No Formula for Leadership Development Show less

Have you ever asked a question, got an answer that sounded like 'YES' and then later discovered it wasn't? Most people working with an Indian outsourcing company can relate to this. Why does this happen? The root cause is most likely cultural differences. These differences impact time orientation, response to authority, and ultimately decision making, productivity, and deadlines.

The white paper provide suggestions and solutions for this business issue.

SPOTLIGHT WORKSHOP @ CLO Symposium

According to Manpower’s 2013 report, 10,000 baby boomers retire daily. While many organizations are paying attention to succession planning, most have no clear process to smoothly transition retiring leaders and successors. A successful transition harnesses the knowledge of the outgoing leader, considers emotional impact of all stakeholders, enables clear communication, and adequately supports the successor and team — all while meeting ongoing business… Show more

SPOTLIGHT WORKSHOP @ CLO Symposium

According to Manpower’s 2013 report, 10,000 baby boomers retire daily. While many organizations are paying attention to succession planning, most have no clear process to smoothly transition retiring leaders and successors. A successful transition harnesses the knowledge of the outgoing leader, considers emotional impact of all stakeholders, enables clear communication, and adequately supports the successor and team — all while meeting ongoing business needs. This workshop engages you in a life cycle process that ensures success from retirement decision through the changeover to the new leader with his or her team.

Objectives:

Leadership and business Implications as the number of retirements increase over the next several years.
Life cycle transition process that takes into consideration all stakeholders.
Role of coaching throughout the transition process.
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Riding the Tiger is a story that teaches you how leadership and learning can help save a company. Satyam Computer Services (Mahindra Satyam) is a leading global business and information technology services company based in India. Satyam experienced an Enron-type scandal with its top leadership falsely reporting its profits. The learning function played a huge role in steadying the company in the midst of crisis.

Riding the Tiger provides a rare opportunity to learn from a catastrophic event that shook the foundation of a thriving global organization. Learn innovative leadership techniques and ideas for fostering change that are essential for everyone in these challenging times.

A who's who of gurus in the leadership field, The ASTD Leadership Handbook is an exciting compilation of insights, ideas, and tools that will enable individuals, teams, and organizations to develop their leadership capabilities. This handbook sets itself apart in a crowded field by emphasizing development and by providing practical approaches to development. Topic areas covered in the book are leadership competencies, leadership development, attributes of successful leaders, contemporary… Show more

A who's who of gurus in the leadership field, The ASTD Leadership Handbook is an exciting compilation of insights, ideas, and tools that will enable individuals, teams, and organizations to develop their leadership capabilities. This handbook sets itself apart in a crowded field by emphasizing development and by providing practical approaches to development. Topic areas covered in the book are leadership competencies, leadership development, attributes of successful leaders, contemporary leadership challenges, and broadening the leadership discussion. Show less

Business leaders in today’s borderless global marketplace face unprecedented challenges. The emergence of the knowledge economy has demanded that business leaders become global leaders. Successful global leaders are those with strategies for guiding and empowering a diversified workforce operating in different countries, cultures, and time zones so that they can maximize the returns from trading in a worldwide market with distinct local needs.
Leadership Without Borders poses the question:… Show more

Business leaders in today’s borderless global marketplace face unprecedented challenges. The emergence of the knowledge economy has demanded that business leaders become global leaders. Successful global leaders are those with strategies for guiding and empowering a diversified workforce operating in different countries, cultures, and time zones so that they can maximize the returns from trading in a worldwide market with distinct local needs.
Leadership Without Borders poses the question: What advice do successful global leaders have for future and current global leaders? Part 1 distills the practical insights provided by a large number of global business leaders into five key areas:

The personal characteristics required to ensure success as a global leader.
The business acumen needed to thrive as a global leader.
Methods for expanding global awareness – or “worldview”.
The people leadership skills and attributes needed to succeed in any environment.
Business leadership skills and attributes that will enhance global leadership ability.
The practical suggestions in business acumen, worldview, people leadership skills, and business leadership will equip the readers to become leaders in the new borderless marketplace. Each chapter ends with a summary of the global leadership viewpoints presented, to assist you in building your own checklist of global leadership knowledge, skills, and behaviors that you can start to use right away. Show less

"The objective of this book is to provide innovative approaches for developing people and expanding organizational capabilities. If you also have this objective, this book is for you, because each chapter is written by a qualified author to provide the information you need." - Donald L. Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., professor emeritus, University of Wisconsin, and author, Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels

My book, "Leadership Without Borders", spent 21 weeks as #1 on Amazon.com. The book discusses how business leaders in today’s borderless global marketplace face unprecedented challenges. The emergence of the knowledge economy has demanded that business leaders become global leaders. Successful global leaders are those with strategies for guiding and empowering a diversified workforce operating in different countries, cultures, and time zones so that they can maximize the returns from trading in… Show more

My book, "Leadership Without Borders", spent 21 weeks as #1 on Amazon.com. The book discusses how business leaders in today’s borderless global marketplace face unprecedented challenges. The emergence of the knowledge economy has demanded that business leaders become global leaders. Successful global leaders are those with strategies for guiding and empowering a diversified workforce operating in different countries, cultures, and time zones so that they can maximize the returns from trading in a worldwide market with distinct local needs.

"Leadership Without Borders" poses the question: What advice do successful global leaders have for future and current global leaders? Part 1 distills the practical insights provided by a large number of global business leaders into five key areas:

The personal characteristics required to ensure success as a global leader.
The business acumen needed to thrive as a global leader.
Methods for expanding global awareness – or “worldview”.
The people leadership skills and attributes needed to succeed in any environment.
Business leadership skills and attributes that will enhance global leadership ability.
The practical suggestions in business acumen, worldview, people leadership skills, and business leadership will equip the readers to become leaders in the new borderless marketplace. Each chapter ends with a summary of the global leadership viewpoints presented, to assist you in building your own checklist of global leadership knowledge, skills, and behaviors that you can start to use right away. Show less

As the author of CLO Magazine's "Your Career" blog, I publish a blog post once a week dedicated to career development for the Learning Leader.