When I was in my early 20s, I landed what everyone - including me - thought was a dream job: prestigious organization, upmarket central London location, and a great salary. Yet I hated every minute of it. I didn't connect with the mission of the organization or my colle... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Business Impact , Engagement , Intermediate-level Content , Training and Development - General , Trends

Why do so many middle-class people bristle at policies from which they would seem to benefit? And why, at the voting booth, do they seem to vote against their economic self-interest? Jonathan Cohn, 2010 ... More »

Government

Business Impact , Intermediate-level Content , World Events

For the past decade or so, new technology and systems have been prominent in performance improvement initiatives. Scorecards and performance measurement have been promoted as an answer for performance problems. Over this period,... More »

Government , Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Coaching and Mentoring , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development , Management Development

New Yorks Central Park hit bottom in the late 1970s. Graffiti marred nearly every man-made surface. Litter blew across desiccated lawns. The city government, burdened by burgeoning costs and dwindling resources, had no plausible... More »

Government , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Economy , Intermediate-level Content

Local emergency management organizations (LEMOs) provide a wide variety of services to their communitiesmany of which are relatively unknown to the people they serve. The unheralded nature of LEMOs work can have a significant ne... More »

Government , Higher Education

Business Impact , Faculty , Intermediate-level Content