And what's the cost? As trust goes down, speed goes down, and cost goes up. Efforts to "spin" or position to restore trust only make the problem worse. Sooner or later, people come to the realization that they can't talk themselves out of problems they've behaved themse... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Career Development , Competencies , Leadership Development , Training and Development - General

A young man we know recently made a career move some would find unthinkable. He left a software engineering job at Google to go to work for a little-known startup with few perks and no charisma to speak of. Among his reasons for making the switch was his sense that Goog... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Competencies , Economy , Innovation , Intermediate-level Content , Management Development , Trends

Donnee Ramelli swears by quick, results-focused action learning …and thinks you should, too. More »

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Business Impact , Career Development , Change Management , Coaching and Mentoring , Competencies , Engagement , Human Performance Improvement , Innovation , Leadership Development , Management Development , Trends

How much economic value does your HRD function generate for your organization? If you do not know the answer, here's help to determine whether you are a cost center or an economic value add (EVA), as well as what you can do to increase your strategic value to your organ... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Managing the Learning Function , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General