Every successful executive has developed their own leadership style over time. Leaders know that whether it is done by example, by sweeping fiat, or by … Read more
Why Soft Skills Aren’t Fluffy
Do you ever struggle to get managers to slow down and spend more time with their people? To focus beyond just the task that needs to be done? To engage and … Read more
Mentoring Has Many Benefits, But You Can’t Leave It to Chance
Before we learned how to read and write, we were transferring knowledge through mentoring. In fact, the word mentor comes from Homer’s Odyssey, where … Read more
Priorities May Differ But Workers Everywhere Say Training is Critical
In today’s world, the need to develop and retain a diverse workforce is more challenging than ever. Simply tasking talent acquisition with … Read more
You Can’t Innovate Without Sometimes Failing
One of the greatest players to step up to the plate, Babe Ruth revolutionized baseball by hitting 714 home runs while compiling a lifetime batting average … Read more
The Role of a Coach In Building An Effective Team
Teaming has many benefits to an organization. When an organization considers implementing or expanding their team strategy they are seeking to create a … Read more
Boomers Are Leaving and Taking Everything They Know With Them
I’m a Linkedin hound, keeping track of people’s comings and goings, and suddenly I am noticing a lot of goings. People I’ve known for 30 years are saying … Read more
As Organizations Change, the Role Of L&D Will Also Have to Change
The rapid rise of digital forces in an already transforming workplace is radically changing the nature of work. These rapid, simultaneous changes require … Read more
#MeToo Consequence: Male Leaders Are Backing Away From Mentoring Women
The collective voices of the courageous women who chose to use their fame as a platform to invigorate the national dialogue on sexual harassment in the … Read more
Career Pathing Can Improve Diversity
This might come as a surprise, but the 2019 Forbes list of America’s most innovative leaders includes only one woman in the top 100. The list focused … Read more
It’s Time to Start Thinking Differently About Onboarding
Onboarding needs rebranding. In a new survey 94% of the participating HR decision-makers agreed onboarding is key to employee development beyond the new … Read more
A Mentor Can Skill You, But A Sponsor Will Promote You
Having a sponsor at work can accelerate your career, but not everyone has someone who will go to the mat for them. While having a sponsor pays a premium, … Read more
The Skills Your Managers Need Are All Soft
Whether I was managing a five-person accounting firm or leading 500 professionals in a multi-office consulting corporation, one threat loomed that always … Read more
A Language Training Program Is Helping NY Employers Fill Talent Gaps
Over the past few decades, cities in upstate New York have looked to immigrant and refugee workers to support the region’s economic growth. But in recent … Read more
When Employees Can Curate the Content, Training Becomes More Effective
Today we have more knowledge than we’ll ever be able to study, and the content creation process still isn’t decelerating. That means the issue is no longer … Read more
Why Is Leadership Development a ‘Program’?
As summer began, the (Cincinnati) HR Roundtable met to discuss a topic that is so often a formal program within organizations when it could be done more … Read more
The Role of Reinforcement in Executive Coaching
When hiring a coach for executives, it’s important to understand how he or she defines a successful engagement. Some coaches view the process as striving … Read more
Managers As Coaches Is No Longer Optional
These days we keep hearing about the disengaged workforce and the struggle to retain talent. Coupled with that, millennials are a growing segment of … Read more
What Do You Really Know About How Training Is Being Done?
Let’s look at two employees and compare their career paths. Both are the same age, both college graduates, both recent hires with an aircraft company. … Read more
If You Do Any Work In NY State, You Must Train Employees About Sexual Harassment
New York employers and those out-of-state organizations who just sometimes have employees working in the Empire State have until October 9 to provide New … Read more