This section summarizes last month's LinkedIn Updates and Twitter Tweets about online articles or blog posts that I've flagged as worth reading. These are usually posted on weekends when I am doing much of my reading for research, learning, or leisure.

My original tweet commenting on the article precedes each title and descriptor from the original source:

We need to start leadership development much earlier. Unlearning bad habits is a lot harder than forming effective skills in the beginning.

"We Wait Too Long to Train Our Leaders" - Jack Zenger, Harvard Business Review
http://blogs.hbr.org

"Practicing anything mildly important, like say skiing or golf, without training is inadvisable. The fact that so many of your managers are practicing leadership without training should alarm you. Here are three reasons why."

This research shows the incredible impact of highly effective leaders and highlights how five top companies are building leadership talent.

"40 Best Companies for Leaders 2013" - JP Donlon
http://chiefexecutive.net

" …quoting Fortune's Thomas Stewart: 'The truth is that no one factor makes a company admirable; but if you were forced to pick the one that makes the most difference, you'd pick leadership.'"

Jane provides a succinct summary of what culture is and is not, followed by three of the sloppiest ideas that need to be changed.

"HR's Sloppy Thinking on Culture" - Jane Watson
http://www.talentvanguard.com

"Prescriptions for how we can change our organization's culture are tossed around like recipes, with barely a mention of what we mean when we say 'culture'. This is not just about semantics. It's actually really important."