The following story was described by Sylvia Lafair, president of CEO Inc., and author of Don't Bring It to Work. More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Assessment , Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring

Instead of giving up on its struggling president, one organization chooses to invest in her development, and collects a worthwhile return. More »

Career Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Assessment , Coaching and Mentoring , Leadership Development , Skills Gap

In the current economy, some companies are choosing to maintain their highly targeted leadership development programs to retain their best talent. But in an era where the media highlights charismatic leaders such as Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison, JDS Uniphase has chosen ... More »

Career Development

Assessment , Business Impact , Career Development , Competencies , Economy , Leadership Development , Measuring and Evaluating

Personal credibility (PC) is hot. Even if the words aren't used, the concept is constantly making headlines. Next time you watch or listen to a news broadcast, pay attention to how many of the topics center on one key theme: how some person or some organization has lost... More »

Career Development

Assessment , Career Development , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Measuring and Evaluating

Gregory Bateson famously said that information is a "difference that makes a difference." We can say a similar thing about feedback: "If nothing happens because of it, it ain't feedback." So what keeps something from happening when we are giving or receiving feedback? F... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Assessment , Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Delivering Training , Human Performance Improvement , Management Development , Managing the Learning Function