If you want success at retaining your best talent, toss out your stereotypes toward older adults: older workers can't or won't keep their skills current; older workers are cynical, stubborn, and difficult; and older workers have a lot of health problems. Mature workers ... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Business Impact , Change Management , Engagement

Writing typically has been viewed as a soft skill that would be nice to improve, but not worth the time or money to invest in training. Most companies are more likely to invest in training for sales, project management, budgeting, or other skills that are easier to link... More »

Learning & Development

Business Impact , Competencies , Human Performance Improvement , Skills Gap , Training and Development - General

Thanks to recent downsizing and financial trauma, middle managers find themselves with not just their own job responsibilities but many other employees' job responsibilities as well. Business functions such as training, leadership, and project management have become exp... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Delivering Training , Training and Development - General