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If your employee communication strategy to communicate change focuses on stakeholder communication plans, an intranet site, CEO forums and Staff Information Bulletins via email stop right there. Your efforts are focused on information, not communica... More...

The development of a great successor is one of the most important accomplishments a CEO can achieve. But should you develop an internal or an external successor? There are many reasons, both personal and professional, to make the investment in deve... More...

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...

1. MANAGE YOUR STATE OF MIND FOR EVERYONE The best place to start is with your own morale. Here are seven ways to stay steady and strong no matter what comes your way: Stay informed. It’s tempting to ignore all the bad economic news, but... More...

Business Training Library was pleased to recognize the outstanding training and development achievements of three distinguished clients at their inaugural client conference, Align 2008, which was held in St. Louis, Missouri this September. Award reci... More...

It's not easy for leaders to meet all the expectations placed upon them by shareholders, Board members, and employees, especially when times are tough. It's not enough to meet your targets anymore; most leaders need to exceed to feel secure. So, most... More...

My last article, Pruning Thorns from Roses: HR's Role in Managing Disruptive Key Employees,1 explored approaches for managing difficult key employees. Several readers of this article requested that I examine what they felt was a more difficult and pe... More...

"I don't know what else to do, said the HR manager of a large manufacturing company. "We've just completed another team-building program to help get rid of the silo mentality and selfish politics around here but nothing seems to last. "Did y... More...

Co-authored by Keith Swenson and Dan Weinfurter In our opinion, a defining moment occurs as companies start to expand beyond their country's boundaries. At that point in time, they must ask themselves what doing business across borders will really... More...

Peter Drucker once said, "whenever anything is being accomplished, it is being done, I have learned, by a monomaniac with a mission." That sure squares with my own consulting experience. When I look back at the hundreds of team or organization change... More...

One habit that can limit an executive's success is failing to give proper recognition to others. In withholding your recognition of another person's contribution to a team's success, you are not only sowing injustice and treating people unfairly, bu... More...

An organization's behavior ripples out from the management team leading it.So why is it that attempts to improve an organization rarely start in the boardroom with the management team? That's like hiring a contractor to renovate the kitchen but refus... More...

Companies are increasingly turning to music to inspire creativity and foster innovation with their workforces. With so many large corporates scheduling their annual 'kick off' meeting in Q1, the most common message leaders are sending to their senio... More...

Co-authored by Elizabeth Craig, Robert J. Thomas and Peter Cheese "Our greatest resource is our people. This clich , or something like it, is uttered each year across the world by thousands of top executives. And like so many clich s it is funda... More...

Don't expect perpetual perfection from a high-performing team. The real world is full of twists and turns that can cause a fall from grace: a new team leader, churn in team membership, restructuring, a strategic shift, an economic downturnyou name i... More...

So, you've hired a fabulous group of employees. Good for you! But don't sit on your hiring laurels now it's only the beginning of the process. The name of the game now is development. It's vital to the long-term success of your organization to work... More...

Like it or not, all teams are potentially dysfunctional. This is inevitable because they are made up of fallible, imperfect human beings. From the basketball court to the executive suite, politics and confusion are more the rule than the exception. H... More...

I'm sure you'll agree that establishing credibility is one of the most critical elements in securing a new customer. The customer must see you as a credible and trustworthy resource. When we ask our program participants to describe the elements of cr... More...

The Medici Effect: What Elephants & Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation (Harvard Business School Press, Paperback Edition), is a fascinating journey to the "Intersection, a place where ideas from different fields and cultures meet and collid... More...

How do your teams look at problems? Do they self-reflect? Do they concentrate on looking beyond the team for answers? Deborah Ancona, along with Henrik Bresman, say traditional teams aren’t looking in the right direction. The two have writ... More...

Leaders often avoid conflict, hoping that a problem with one of their direct reports' behavior will somehow resolve itself. They seldom do. When I observed George he was two years into his tenure as CEO of a company in a fast-paced industry heavily d... More...

Howard Guttman is the Principal of Guttman Development Strategies, a management consulting firm specializing in high performance teams. He is author of the book, “When Goliaths Clash - Managing Executive Conflict to Build a More Dynamic Team.&r... More...

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Change Management and Employee Communication Strategies

The Case for Internal Successors

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

2009 Workplace Survival Guide

Business Training Library Announces Client Awards

Leaders Need Passionate Teams, Especially in Tough Times

Managing a Difficult Boss (Part I)

Why Teams Fail: A Higher Altitude View

Challenging Conventional Wisdom... And Dealing Effectively With Global Diversity

Challenging Conventional Wisdom... And Dealing Effectively With Global Diversity

Harnessing the Energy of Change Champions

Failing to Recognize Others on the Team

Culture Change Starts with the Management Team

Music Fosters Innovation and Strengthens Teams

How Line Managers Can Create Workforce Engagement

How Line Managers Can Create Workforce Engagement

How Line Managers Can Create Workforce Engagement

Pep up Your High-Performing Team

Four Phases to Customized Employee Development Plans

Conquer Team Dysfunction

You’ll Gain More Credibility Through the Questions You Ask . . . Than the Stories You Tell

Thought Leader Interview with Frans Johansson: “Innovation: The Medici Effect”

Thought Leader Interview with Deborah Ancona: X-Teams

Confront Behaviors That Harm the Team's Effectiveness

Thought Leader Interview with Howard Guttman: “When Goliaths Clash - Managing Executive Conflict

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