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To: Head of Learning and Development From: VP Operations, Division SouthWest Dear Learning and Development team, Thank you very much for all your good intentions with the management and leadership development initiatives in the past, I know you ... More...

andrea@morningstarventures.comBy Andrea Chilcote and Susan Reece, PhD Power is a fascinating concept. Babies experience power related to obtaining nourishment and comfort; adults recognize how power affects their jobs, lifestyle and relationships.... More...

andrea@morningstarventures.comBy Andrea Chilcote and Susan Reece, PhD Power is a fascinating concept. Babies experience power related to obtaining nourishment and comfort; adults recognize how power affects their jobs, lifestyle and relationships.... More...

There are a lot of things that can shake up a business; one of the most prevalent of these is a lack of succession planning. Simply put, in order to run smoothly, there needs to be consistent business leadership and it is, on many levels succession p... More...

The hottest new tool in human resources, the corporate video, gets two thumbs up from the HR pros who have learned to apply it in increasingly creative ways. And with technological advancements, the smallest companies can afford and benefit from the ... More...

To be effective and lasting, corporate social responsibility must complement an organization's entire business strategy - particularly staff development. With a focus on experiential learning, philanthropy-based training and development programs can ... More...

As foreign-born workers make up a larger share of the U.S. workforce, more employers will be dealing with language limitations. But a new survey by The Conference Board finds that a majority of employers are doing very little to overcome this challen... More...

An overwhelming majority of surveyed school superintendents who educate future workers and employers who hire them agree that creativity is increasingly important in U.S. workplaces, according to key findings issued from a forthcoming report by The C... More...

Upon exiting a team training session one executive summarized his experience with one word taken from Maynard G. Krebbs, the eccentric beatnik on the old-time TV show Dobie Gillis"dullsville. Others thought it was more of an endurance test rather ... More...

About five years ago I began writing about the Education Business. The term was considered inflammatory. I liked that.At that time I predicted a transformation in the culture and language sets surrounding the operation of higher education. It woul... More...

Having fun at work is an oxymoron for most people in most jobs. But if we want to be serious about innovation and encouraging people to be innovators, maybe it’s time to get serious about fun. Fun evangelist Michael Bungay Stanier, who recent... More...

"Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject." Thomas Mann, early 20th century German novelist and essayist. Once a management team has established a change and improvement plan, there are many ways to help every... More...

Ever wondered why the average Canadian company spends only $852 per year per employee in training costs? After all the amount hasn’t budged in nearly a decade and has actually decreased by 17 %. This latest number represents the amo... More...

Here’s a story I’m certain you’ll find entertaining as it relates to learning the wrong lessons about what it takes to close a sale. I had just completed a keynote presentation in Manhattan on the topics of prospecting and the art ... More...

While intuition is becoming recognized as a cognitive skill set, it's defined business linkages are still evolving. Three significant areas stand out where intuition can have a direct, relevant and potentially powerful leveraging... More...

Several times in my life intuition has acted as a beacon for inspiration and led me to explore new directions and new capabilities. Sometimes it has shown up as a dream, other times as a flash of insight, as a loving energy that empowered words ... More...

When is a job not just a job? When does a career become a vocation? Where do you link customer service with service to humanity? The answers to these questions are highly individual and becoming increasingly blurred as organizat... More...

Just what, exactly, is the new “hereafter”? Does anyone really know what the “next” level of economic stability will look like? Or what factors in human performance are likely to yield the most advantage fo... More...

At a recent Society of Government Meeting Planners (SGMP) luncheon I was confronted with some cold hard marketing reality. An experienced hospitality-hotel-conference planning consultant explained that today’s meeting planner or hotel sale... More...

Those of us in the HR field tend to forget that not everyone´s pulse races at the thought of a new training course. The fact is, most companies prefer to focus on simply getting the job done. The training and development of employees is seconda... More...

The title of this article hurts a bit. My work revolves around the concept of learning as a primary pathway toward not only improved workplace performance but employee quality of life. In the end, however, learning is not a strategy - it is just that... More...

China is among the easiest countries to attract expatriate executives to work but is also one of the hardest places for them to succeed, according to more than 140 international recruiters who completed the tenth edition of the quarterly Executive Re... More...

Productively managing your time is critical in a 24/7, always on-anytime-anywhere world that is forever cycling between upgrading and downsizing (or, at least, reorganizing), or when there's serious blurring if not fading of the boundary between your... More...

Often in organizational learning settings I've heard people errantly say "Our organization has the capability but not the capacity to do xyz." Let's get real. Those are synonyms. As learning experts we should utilize the following language ... More...

In 1978, when I started creating formalized mentor-protege partnerships, I did not know that mentors and preteges needed training. So, I didn't provide any! Nearly all the literature on mentoring at that time described informal mentoring-... More...

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Social Learning for Management Development (on a shoestring!)

Power’s Paradoxical Pattern

Power’s Paradoxical Pattern

Passing the Leadership Torch

The Many Faces of a Corporate Video and 3 Reasons You Should Create One

Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Staff Development

Few Companies Are Effectively Dealing with Language Limitations

Study Finds Curriculums and Training Programs Are Not Keeping Pace with Current Workforce Attitudes

Adding “Oomph” to Group Learning: Four Good Facilitation Activities

The Education Business

Are You Having Fun Yet?

An Educational Process for Change and Improvement Efforts

Why the Classroom is Still King & Other Training Myths

Unlearn What You’ve Learned

Winning With Intuition in Business

The Power of Intuition to Inspire

Finding Meaning & Purpose at Work

The Role of Intuition in Human Performance

Finding the Pass and Passion in the Impasse: Keys to Unleashing Purpose, Persistence and Power

Great Ways to Increase Focus on Training

Learning is not a Strategy... Executives Beware

China Among the Easiest Countries to Attract Expatriate Executives to Work

Are You Ready to Declare Your "Emancipation Procrastination?"

I'm tired of the Word Game!

Mentoring with the Right Style

	Good Guy = Bad Manager :: Bad Guy = Good Manager. Is it a Myth?

	Base Pay Increases Remain Steady in 2007, Mercer Survey Finds

	Online Overload: The Perfect Candidates Are Out There - If You Can Find Them

	Cartus Global Survey Shows Trend to Shorter-Term International Relocation Assignments

	Rewards, Vacation and Perks Are Passé; Canadians Care Most About Cash