How to evaluate your employees

ASTD Staff

Evaluating employees and paying them what they deserve is one of the most crucial decisions a manager has to make, and is an important part of effectively managing a business. Ask any professional about appraisals and you’ll get mixed reviews. Employees are o... More »

Opportunity Works

Bill Treasurer

As discussed in the previous blog posts in this series, opportunity is important to leadership because it’s important to the people being led. There’s one critical point that needs to be addressed: the pursuit of opportunity often involves purposeful disco... More »

Getting You and Your Career Ready To Thrive In The Future

Daniel Burrus

According to the Associated Press, 50% of the 7.5 million jobs that were lost in the United States during the recent great recession were mid-pay, middle class jobs—that is, jobs paying $37,000 to $68,000 a year.  Of the 3.4 million jobs that have been gene... More »

THE UNNATURAL STATE OF ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT

Jon Tveten

Entrepreneurs starting a business typically begin with a small, cohesive group of people, all of whom have a solid grasp of the company's customer value proposition.  Because of small size many members of the entrepreneurial organization wear many hats, e.g. CEO/c... More »

Paradoxes That Raise the Bar in Training and Development

Ginny Whitelaw

Do we deliver the present or find the future? Do we drive for performance or develop people? Do we play to our strengths or shore up weaknesses? Whether running our own businesses, selling our services, or teaching our clients, paradoxes abound in everyday life. Carl J... More »