Why Training and Development = Success All Round
Guest post from Royston Guest: Growing and developing is a two-way partnership between the individual and the business. I think of it as a ‘soft contract’, the rules of engagement … Read more
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Why Managers Don’t Listen (Poor Listener Syndrome): and the Cures!
One of the most important skills for any manager is listening. Listening demonstrates respect, concern, an openness to new ideas, empathy, compassion, curiosity, trust, loyalty, and receptivity to feedback – … Read more
Why Make Managers A Strategic Priority?
Guest post from Larry Sternberg and Kim Turnage: What would your organization be like if every employee had a great manager? What would happen to productivity, quality, morale and customer satisfaction? … Read more
When is it OK NOT to Develop? Hint: Never.
This post first appeared in SmartBrief on Leadership: Here’s a question I often get from managers: “I have employees that don’t want to be developed. They just want to come … Read more
The Art and Science of Professional Development
Guest post from Bill Bartlett: What is your position on professional development? If you are among the top 20% of all executives, you believe it is as necessary as the … Read more
10 Powerful Ways to Develop Your Employees
I know, you’ve heard it a zillion times before: the importance in taking the time and effort to develop your employees. So why aren’t you? Read my latest post over at … Read more
10 Really Lame Excuses for Not Developing Your Employees
Transcript of the “Warhawk Matt Scott in Nike ‘No Excuses’ Commercial”: “I’m too beat. I’m too slow. Too big. I ate too much for breakfast. I got a headache. It’s … Read more
T.O.I.L.E.T. Training™ — a breakthrough system to improve workplace learning
As a follow-up to my last post about getting smarter about how we invest our limited training budgets…… PHILADELPHIA, April 1, 2014 — Rapid Learning Institute (RLI) pulled back the … Read more
Let’s Stop Pushing “Development” as a Cheap Replacement for Training
A slightly abbreviated version of this post was recently published in Smartblog on Leadership: True confession time. I once worked for a large, global conglomerate that was in a death spiral … Read more
10 Ways to Make Sure Training Sticks
I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. Those that get picked for a post will receive a free copy of my eBook. This question from Sheryl: … Read more