This is an excerpt from Buckingham's latest book, StandOut: Find Your Edge, Win at Work, which is available September 13, 2011. We all revere innovation. It is the mystical driver of progress, the secret sauce, the touchstone we reach for whenever our backs are against ... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development

Competencies , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Informal Learning , Innovation

As far as painful memories are concerned, most of the extremely difficult decisions we as leaders had to make after the Fall of 2008 will remain with us forever. The world was changing, and we had to change to stay afloat. Resources were limited everywhere we turned. Ti... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives

Engagement , Global Workforce Development , Informal Learning

For years, people in business bragged about the size of their rolodexes, which contained the names and vital information about people who could provide business-related information and share business contacts - the crucial data needed to make good decisions, avoid pitfa... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development , Workforce Development

Career Development , Career Planning , Engagement , Informal Learning , Intermediate-level Content , Social Learning , Trends