In their compelling article, “How to think straight in the age of information overload,” Susie East and Ben Tinker offer tremendous insights into how “decision fatigue” can negatively impact our ability to function. Particularly in relation to our work colleagues,…
We don't mean that revenue growth isn't the end goal, but there are now better ways to get there. Sales training today about truly assessing your team with analytics to improve upon their weaknesses and leverage their strengths. This helps you…
Remote workers. Telecommuters. Teleworkers. Virtual Employees. These are just a few ways to describe the 25 - 35 million people who work at least partially outside of a traditional office environment. According to Forrester Research, this number will reach 63…
Even the best leadership development program does not guarantee success – to the organization or individual participants. There are four roadblocks that often derail the outcomes. They are purpose, participant selection, curriculum engagement and accountability. As a result, not all…
Employers are ramping up training. According to the latest research from Bersin by Deloitte, U.S. corporations increased training expenditures by 10% in 2014, and employers are investing in internal skill development. Here are some other leadership development trends we're seeing…
Imagine the President of a corporation with a timid disposition; one who literally cowers when meeting another leader. That wouldn’t be really inspiring, would it? Now, imagine a President who interrupts others and never accepts being wrong; who uses power…
Facilitating leadership development programs for over 30 years, I find that clients, companies and organizations are often surprised at the breadth of outcomes. Most often, a program is developed with the client with the intent to prepare a group of…
Research by Gallup has shown that companies choose the wrong talent for manager 82% of the time, although managers account for 70% of the variance in employee engagement scores, and only 30% of US employees are actually engaged in their…
There are approximately 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day. Boomers in skilled positions and business leaders alike will be leaving the workforce. Prepared or not, the next generations will move up to fill the void. But what does it take…
One of the current criteria being used in measuring organizational success is the engagement of employees in the pursuit of the organization’s strategy and goals. I have found, in most of my work with coaching and developing employees at the…