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Our Continuous Learning program, which is housed within our Learning Management System (LMS), contains a variety of courses that appeal to all employee levels. Specifically, all in-house Sales training content is provided through our LMS. Courses are assigned to New Hires upon joining the company as well as throughout their tenure as new products become available and business changes are made.
The objective of the Leadership Development Program is to improve business results by focusing on virtuous leadership practices: doing the right thing, for the right reason, on purpose.
Ethics is a negotiation tool. Its how we arrive at ground rules we can all live with. I compare it to engineering, which is the know-how we need to make our physical infrastructure work. Ethics is the know-how we need to make our social infrastructure work. Like engineering, the purpose of ethics is to get things done, not to judge people.
Succession planning is one of those topics that can be easily pushed off but most definitely should not be. Many successful, cutting-edge organizations are so busy living in the present that they aren’t fully thinking about the future until an unexpected change happens.
Time management is a perennial topic with my clients. The pace of modern business practically dictates that there are more tasks to do than time to do them, and this doesn’t begin to include personal responsibilities. Although technology theoretically helps, in many cases it only increases the burden.
The need for a cultural change is not uncommon in a workplace. Many organisations make cultural shifts, so it synchronises well with their long-term business strategy as well as their workforce. In fact, when a company’s culture matches its business strategy, it naturally attracts people who are comfortable in the environment- what is otherwise called as a highly engaged workplace conducive to productivity and success.
An organization’s culture informs its members of the behavior which is most appropriate for certain environmental conditions, and by doing so, allows people to achieve their goals. Thus, culture is accountable for achieving a certain level of excellence in living and development.
Greek mathematician, Euclid, was hired to teach geometry to a young, impatient Egyptian heir to the throne. The prince was an unmotivated student. He especially resisted learning basic formulas and theories before getting into practical applications. “Is there no simpler way you can get to the point?” he asked. “As the crown prince I should not be expected to deal with such trivial and useless details.”
Every person on the planet has some knowledge that could benefit others, including the people you work with everyday. Never write off others because they are too old, too young, too rich, too poor, or any other superficial reason. You'll be surprised by the wisdom you can gain by simply listening with a non-judgmental ear.
The workplace has always been the cause of buzzwords, and action as a result of them. From sustainability to leadership, people and culture to diversity and inclusion, these umbrella terms have been the conversation starter for countless initiatives, policy changes and development, and endless dollars in workplace enhancements and improvements.