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

A few years ago, a growing manufacturing company began to think about military veterans as a pipeline for leadership talent. The company's president, Jack, was himself a retired military officer and thought highly of job candidates with military backgrounds. In anticipa... More »

Learning & Development

Global Workforce Development , Informal Learning , Training and Development - General