The next time you experience an exhilarating eventsuch as a weekend retreat, a presentation by a world-class speaker, or a tour of another countrypay attention to the comments from participants at the very end. Often you will hear something like, Oh, well, back to the r... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Change Management , Coaching and Mentoring

Feeling misunderstood is a universal human experience. Being misunderstood is bad when it happens in our personal life, but it can be career threatening when it happens in a professional setting. The impact of misunderstandings can be huge for individuals, teams, and th... More »

Career Development , Human Capital , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Change Management , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development

About a decade ago, when I served on a local chapters ASTD board, I began to ponder the stalemate that can occur when trying to reach a decision through consensus. During one particularly drawn-out meeting, I found myself listening to human resource colleagues circling ... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Beginner Level Content , Career Development , Competencies , Training and Development - General , Advanced Level Content , Change Management , Leadership Development

People experience change in their personal and professional lives every day. Perhaps you must travel a new traffic route due to construction, or reschedule a meeting because your work priorities changed. With our years of experience in dealing with change, you'd think w... More »

Learning & Development

Beginner Level Content , Change Management , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General

My first job after graduate school was working for the U.S. federal government in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). A few months into the job, a woman air traffic controller sued her boss and co-workers in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for creating a... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Beginner Level Content , Change Management , Curriculum Alignment , Faculty , Leadership Development , Management Development , Trends