New Managers Feeling Lost at Sea

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Phaedra Brotherton

New survey finds that most managers enter the role without formal training. Although becoming a first-time manager is considered a career highlight, many new managers don't feel they're quite ready to lead their teams. And nearly 60 percent of new managers don't receive... More »

Is Coaching or Mentoring Part of Your Learning Strategy?

Paula Ketter

Coaching and mentoring can involve everyone from the C-Suite, to teams, to new hires, and a coach or mentor can play myriad roles—designer, facilitator, instructor, coach, or mentor—to help individuals or teams become more efficient, effective, and productiv... More »

Hooray I’m The Leader! Now What?

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Kevin Eikenberry

Perhaps you have been looking forward to this day for a long time. As a learning professional, you have most certainly helped, encouraged, trained, and coached others to get their promotions and advance their careers. You have celebrated, high-fived, and encouraged them... More »

De-Coding the Unwritten Rules of Career Advancement

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John Beeson

You may play a critical role in identifying and developing your organization's next generation of senior leaders, but that doesn't mean you're not interested in advancing to the executive level yourself. So how can you maximize your chances of making it to the C-suite, ... More »

Manage Up, and Take Charge of Your Workday

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Bruce Tulgan

Are you spending too much time dealing with your bosses? It might seem like that. But the reality is very likely the opposite: In nine out of 10 cases, according to 17 years of research by RainmakerThinking Inc., the problem is not that employees are spending too much t... More »