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Do your employees complain of favoritism, or inconsistency in decision-making, or lack of fairness? If so, the problem – and the solution – may be your organization’s values. On its face, identifying values to guide workplace beh... More...

Using the Power of Social Networking in a Recession By Jack Keogh I “discovered” Facebook a couple of years ago when I received an invitation to be a “friend” of the teenaged niece of a family connection in Mexico. I accep... More...

As a CEO, you have been given the privilege of carrying the baton of leadership in a very special relay race. If you do a great job of carrying this baton, your organization may last long beyond your tenure. You have been given this extraordinary bat... More...

The Chrysanthemum Throne-Japan's existing monarchy-is said to go as far back as the 6th century and the imperial succession has continued uninterrupted up to the present. This record of continuity is unsurpassed by any other existing monarchy, not on... 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...

Succession planning identifying and developing the next generation of leaders in an organization is an important process, but it often doesn't receive consideration until a critical staff member is about to leave. However, if an employee is to ma... More...

For many years now, this country's success has rested squarely on the broad shoulders of the Baby Boomers. These 76 million or so ambitious go-getters born between 1946 and 1964 have happily sacrificed time with their families and, in many cases, the... More...

More organizations include middle managers in their management succession plans, according to a study by Novations Group, a global consulting firm based in Boston. In a nationwide survey of 2,556 senior human resource executives the firm found that ... More...

As succession planning begins to take center stage on the pages of the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes and Fortune magazine's- these venerable business bibles, are beginning to take note of the powerful impact that effective succession pla... More...

It seems workers on four continents have grown more restive over the past two years, according to a survey by global consultants BlessingWhite. Of the nearly 4,500 who participated in the study, 58% expect to "definitely remain with their employer ... More...

It's hard for most people to picture a corporate executive as an apprentice, someone whom the dictionary defines as engaged in learning a skill or a craft. But the concept of apprenticeship is at the heart of a new approach to leadership development ... More...

The High Cost of Low EngagementMany organizations are not aware of just how much low engagement is costing them. Several experts have noted that it costs approximately three times the salary of an executive employee (i.e. knowledge talent) to replace... More...

Co-authored by Leah Groehler and Karen Caruso We will be talking about succession planning as a critical business process. Why has this become so important? We are really seeing this process of succession planning as becoming the initiative of the... More...

Co-authored by Leah Groehler and Karen Caruso We will be talking about succession planning as a critical business process. Why has this become so important? We are really seeing this process of succession planning as becoming the initiative of the... More...

Years ago my company began a long and rigorous development process to identify personal constraints. We gathered and compared behavioral and attitudinal data from top performers in a variety of fields, including corporate executives, schoolteachers,... More...

In an interview with Veritude´sWorkforce Insights, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, who heads the Center for Work-Life Policy in New York, argues that the double lives that many minority executives lead can and should be changed. In a Ha... More...

In response to the growing demand in China for western-educated MBA graduates, several top western business schools have developed joint programs with Chinese business schools. INSEAD, a top business school with campuses in France and Singapore, rece... More...

The captain of every ship needs to continually check their coordinates in relation to their final destination to ensure they are traveling on the safest and most effective path. The same holds true for your staff. Therefore, you´ll need a sys... More...

"Men are afraid to rock the boat in which they hope to drift safely through life's currents, when, actually, the boat is stuck on a sandbar. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose." -- Thomas Szasz Recently ... More...

Congratulations! You were appointed to your first management position. You're getting new business cards, a raise and a bigger workstation. Your boss spelled out your new duties, too. It's a cause for celebration! But it's also a cause for caution... More...

Associations, non-profits, and other membership-based organizations primarily depend on volunteers for governance and operations. It seems like a cliche: to make an organization a successful organization, its members have to get actively involved. It... More...

A co-worker of yours has been in the military reserve for five years and was deployed for active duty. They have been in Iraq, or Afghanistan and will soon be returning home and back to work. You may be doing many of the tasks assigned to... More...

A friend emailed me, confirming my order for a facial cleanser that she sells as part of a direct marketing company (think Mary Kay). She then remarked that she has much more energy for this work, where she runs her own show and watches the profit an... More...

The Conference Board of Canada´s 2005 International Workplace Education and Learning Conference was held Dec. 1, 2005. The focus of this event was on how training and learning can provide new and developing skills to a changing workforce.... More...

If you have been reading articles or listening to news reports about the job market, it becomes obvious that the number of people currently seeking jobs outnumbers the jobs that are now available. If you happen to be one of those job seekers, you ... More...

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Warning! Values May Be Detrimental to Your Organization’s Health

The Power of Social Networking in a Recession

Succession: Are You Ready?

Succession Planning in Japan---Leadership from Within?

Social Responsibility as a Catalyst for Staff Development

Succession Planning: Investing in the Future

The Link Between Succession Planning and Success—Is Your Global Business Ready?

More Companies Include Middle Managers in Succession Plans

Succession Planning: Doing More Harm than Good?

Employees Grow Restive, Says Global Survey

How Apprenticeship Solves The Succession Crisis

Engagement is the Key to Growth and Profitability

Emerging Best Practices in Succession Planning

Emerging Best Practices in Succession Planning

When Motivation Meets Science

The Need to Cultivate Minority Executive Leaders

Western Universities Develop New Joint Programs with Chinese Business Schools

Staff Evaluations: Too Often, Too Late: Avoid These Two Costly Management Mistakes

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What They Don't Tell You About Being A First-Time Manager

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Workplace Education to Drive Canada's Talent & Competitiveness

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