Burned Out and Fed Up? Maybe All You Need Is a Break

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Catherine Allen

A sabbatical may be just the thing to help you recharge and reconnect. Are you feeling greater stress and finding that you are sick more often? Do you long for a week, or even a weekend, where work does not interfere with your life? Has the stress of disgr... More »

Linda A. Hill

Phaedra Brotherton

An interview with Linda Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School More »

Leading in the Heat of Conflict

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Michael Maccoby

Leaders need to learn during conflict and encourage opposition based on fact and analysis. The ones who do will be successful leaders. "Howard, I think you need to leave." Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz was working with a small team to plan a shareholders meeting in New Y... More »

Controlling Conflict and Changing Culture

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ASTD Staff

A community foundation seeks to be as good on the inside as it is on the outside. The following story was shared by John Vercelli, director of corporate programs at The Coaches Training Institute (CTI).   More »

A Succession Plan for First-Time Managers

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Maria S. Plakhotnik

Making the transition to management is one of the most difficult challenges first-time managers face. Almost half of them fail. The findings of ASTDs 2011 State of the Industry Report show that organizations are just as committed as ever to learning and development (L&a... More »