Expanding the Role of Succession Planning

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Robert Kleinsorge

Spurred on by global growth, global competition, and the recent economic crisis, companies are restructuring themselves more frequently and more rapidly. Such frequent dismantling and reassembling of a company's organizational structure creates gaps in leadership at all... More »

Having Their Backs: Improving Managers’ Skills in Developing Others

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Preston Brown

Developing others is a leadership competency of increasing importance; however, many managers don't really know where to start. The first step in developing others is to put in place an employee development framework that encompasses processes, resources, and a culture ... More »

Evidence-Based Training Methods: Toward a Professional Level of Practice

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Paula Ketter

Ruth Colvin Clark is a specialist in instructional design and technical training with a focus on bridging academic research and practitioner application in instructional methods. She holds a doctorate in the field and is president of her own company, Clark Training &... More »

Under-Reaction: Lessons From Ft. Hood

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Bruce Roselle

The massacre at Ft. Hood, in which an Army major killed 13 and wounded 42 military and civilian personnel, raises important questions about a little-examined behavioral problem: under-reaction. The media seems mostly focused on the question of whether this was a terrori... More »

Talk Me Through It: The Next Level of Performance Management

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Jeffery Russell

For many people, the performance review is one of the most dreaded events of the year. Whether preparing for and giving the review as a manager or steeling oneself to receive it as a performer, the annual review is rarely perceived as a positive event. So why are perfor... More »