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Seasoned professionals want more than money to stay with an organization. Although pay sometimes becomes a justification and often shows up in exit interviews, most employees stay in organizations because they have a trusting relationship with their ... More...

Choose Work that Fits YOU: Maximize Your Performance! Introduction As employers ramp up their search for talent and raise the performance bar, individuals need to be more choiceful about their work. You continue to change. Organizations change... More...

Article of the Month Six Strategies for Retaining & Developing Great Players! Introduction During March Madness every year, millions of fans focus on the best college basketball teams and coaches in the United States. Attracting, developing ... More...

I took my leave over Christmas last year to kick back and rest over the holidays but alas ended up working at my folk’s cybercafé upcountry. Am glad I did it though because during this time I met some really interesting people who helped me understan... More...

If you do what you usually do, you get what you usually get or what the Universe and your Business have in common. By Roland Hanekroot of New Perspectives Business Coaching http://www.newperspectives.com.au Those who know me, know I have a penchan... More...

Preface to the Following Essay—by Bill Bevans The following essay was written for the CoachWorks Farm Newsletter, December 2002. I was pleased to receive several positive comments from our readership. None was more satisfying than the feedback from ... More...

Six Thinking Hats, a thinking “Tool Kit” developed by Dr. Edward de Bono, is a convenient way of putting into practice Parallel Thinking, which is totally different from an argument. The key to successful parallel thinking lies in taking charge of th... More...

We all can relate to stories about how a perfectly good crisis response went “south”. Sometimes it’s unavoidable, but sometimes we overlook a key player in the response process . . . the supervisor or manager that will coordinate the service on-site.... More...

By Steven E. Wallis, Ph.D. Organizational Metatheorist & Co-author of Easy Genius at Work Frank Miller’s “300” is a movie that recounts in dramatic style how 300 Spartan soldiers stopped Xerxes’ army of a million men. In doing so, the Spartans, led... More...

You know people are critical to your success. Half of your expenses are related to the human resources in your business so you make it a priority. Despite your efforts you struggle with attracting and retaining great talent, you have higher than acce... More...

Leadership and Employee Engagement What is employee engagement? Employee engagement is defined as the level of commitment and involvement an employee has towards their organization and its values. It refers to the degree in which an employee disp... More...

Here is an invitation. Take a moment and think of the best learning experiences you've had. What made them so good? Write down the aspects of that learning experience that made it memorable for you. Now, think of the learning interventions you have b... More...

Hello Everyone, It's February and everyone is preparing to wow their loved one with a gift even better then the year before, but did you ever think of maybe acknowlegding your mentor on valentines day? You send gifts to parents, children, grandpare... More...

I was googling around for interesting leadership stuff and I found this: (Not surprisingly, it was just what I was looking for. How do they do that?) http://www.cato-unbound.org I´ve only recently heard of Richard Florida. A g... More...

This time every year I go to a Fall Equinox celebration in one of the last remaining old growth forests in North America. It´s a good 8 hour drive north of where I live in Toronto. I wish I could put the way the air smells in a bott... More...

What is a corporation´s duty to prevent suffering? Â Does an organization have one? Â What is a corporation´s duty to prevent suffering? Does an organization have one? If it does, does this duty apply to animals? Natu... More...

This long weekend, I was reminded of the power of a pause. It's a chance to reflect and allow new ideas and insights to enter our conscious mind. I work regularly with executives to insert pauses more frequently into their conversations and presentat... More...

Carol S. Dweck offers some bedrock insight as to why people behave as they do. She explains in her Thought Leader interview with me how a person's mindset- either fixed or growth, has every thing to do with how success is defined, what types of proje... More...

Do you remember your first day of school? I do, and I'm about to relieve it as my twins head off to kindergarten. I realized today that the questions they are pondering are the same as the ones I ask myself each time I join a new organization. I inte... More...

Have you ever noticed how much rhetoric exists on company websites? I, for one, have had enough. Let's start getting real about what we solutions we are very good at delivering and which clients we're targeting. It would save us all alot of wasted ti... More...

It is a critical function of leadership to name the elephant in the room. Often, leaders shy away from talking about the uncomfortable stuff, or they fail to pick up that it's there. Perspectives that differ from that of the leader or feelings of res... More...

What makes for an effective presentation? Here are ten tips to help you maximize this communication opportunity. Recently I was working with an executive in a large organization to prepare for an upcoming presentation. This leader is highly competen... More...

Every now and then, I interview a thought leader on a subject and find myself reflecting back on the conversation many times. Such was this case over the last few weeks, following my webcast interview with Mike Hyter, President and COO of Novations. ... More...

Lessons learned from helping the man who held up the sign reading HELP. The other day I was driving down one of our local streets, enjoying the sunshine and the warm spring air, and I saw a man standing at the intersection with a sign that read, "HE... More...

Interested in creating an environment that supports employee engagement over time? Dr. David Sirota, in a recent Thought Leader interview talked of the three near-universal goals of employees that lead to sustained enthusiasm. Every time I read ... More...

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Managers: A Key Factor in Employee Retention!

Choose Work that Fits YOU: Maximize Your Performance

Six Strategies for Retaining & Developing Great Players!

Success as well as Happiness in your Career

What the Universe and your Business have in common.

In Praise of Confornting

Six Thinking Hats as Applied in Six Sigma

Building Competency Through Support: Guiding the On-Site Manager Through the Crisis Response Process

300 Spartans and 3 Levels of Learning

People are the Engine that Power and Create Customer Value

Leadership and Employee Engagement

How Adults Learn

Who Mentored You Within Your Business Industry?

Customer Centricity - I'm a big fan!

Message in a Bottle

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The Power of a Pause

Carol Dweck is Definitely On to Something!

The First Day of School and Thoughts on Engagement

We're the global leader in everything. That's funny, so are we!

Naming What Is in the Room - A Critical Function of a Leader

Making the Most of A Presentation

Hey, What About Me?

The Man Who Needed Help

What it Takes to Stay Engaged