Training and Development
3 Essential Elements of a Learning Organization
Do you know someone who has had many experiences that should have taught them something (humility, money management, stop dating losers, etc.) but they haven’t learned it? Easy, right? We can all point to people who haven’t learned from their experiences. Now what if I asked you, “What changes have you made in the last…
Read MoreIs Your Company Ready for the Impending Grey Tsunami?
“The sky is falling!” “The sky is falling!” You know the story—Chicken Little gets hit on the head by an acorn, hemistakenly believes that the sky is falling, and then he runs around hysterically warning others of an impending disaster that never happens. Likewise, for the last decade or more you may have also…
Read MoreThe Career Coach Model: A Proven Shortcut To World-Class People Development
What business leader wouldn’t want their company to be thought of as the Google of their industry? Brilliant people lining up to get a job… soaring stock price… the company that everyone’s chasing. Ahh, what a dream! You can stop dreaming now because there’s something quite simple you can do to help get you there.…
Read MoreLet Your People Out Of Job Boxes! Use Trello To Fit Jobs To People.
Have you ever considered how much time your staff are spending on tasks that should be done by someone being paid half as much? In fact, how much of your own work could be done by others to free you up to do the high value, strategic work you never seem to have time for?…
Read MoreAre You a Talent Developer or Talent Waster?
Few leaders have earned the reputation for being exceptional talent developers… but they’re out there. You may have heard of some of them. In professional football, 20 of the NFL’s 32 head coaches trained under Bill Walsh or under someone in his coaching tree. In hedge funds, Julian Robertson, the founder of the investment firm Tiger…
Read MorePerformance Management: 4 Questions Managers Should Ask First (Part 2)
In PART 1 of this article, I assert that, for decades, most organizations have been taking the wrong approach to managing employee performance. How can I make that claim? Because traditional performance management is based on the totally false notion that anytime an employee has a performance problem, the problem is with the employee. Most…
Read MorePerformance Management: 4 Questions Managers Should Ask First (Part 1)
This time of year, many organizations are gearing up for the annual performance appraisal – a practice best described as managerial bloodletting. It’s a tradition that, like bloodletting, has been used for too long, and has provided overwhelming evidence that it does more harm than good. And yet, there are still organizations that continue to…
Read MoreHow to Create a Compelling Case for Change
In the past, when change happened less frequently, a leader could get by without being a proficient change agent. Today, it’s a completely different story. Change is occurring in virtually every corner of business and industry, and the pace of change is increasing rapidly. Being an effective change agent is no longer just a nice…
Read MoreThe Massive Cost of Recruiting You Never Knew About
Do you think you know how much it costs to recruit a manager or executive? You might take a moment to calculate the costs of advertising and agency fees, the time it takes to screen resumes and interview candidates, and the cost of onboarding. But if that’s all you’re thinking about, you’re barely scratching the…
Read MoreWhat It Means To Put People-First (Case Study)
I’ve been speaking and writing a lot about a seemingly counter-intuitive concept: putting employees ahead of customers and profits is the surest path to exceptional customer service and financial success. It’s also the most fundamental (and most frequently missed) pre-requisite to building a pipeline of leadership and talent within an organization. But what does that look like……
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