Safety First, Part One

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Melissa Westmoreland

I think about safety quite a bit. For one thing, I work in manufacturing, and were attuned to the possibility of production floor accidents. Because I also travel frequently for my job, Ive learned much about simple ways to keep myself out of harms way while on solo... More »

Making an Impact by Learning from Others: An Interview with Darlene Van Tiem

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Patricia Radakovich

Darlene Van Tiem, CPT, CPLP, is associate professor emeritus, performance improvement and instructional design, University of Michigan Dearborn, and is on the faculty of Capella University. She was formerly training director at AT&T Yellow Pages (Midwest) and... More »

The Supervisor’s Dilemma: Embedding Relevant Leadership Development Goals into Performance Management Systems

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Steve Rue

The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is today. African proverb The process of applying relevant leadership development goals too often gets lost or decoupled from a companys performance management system. In some organizations, leaders... More »

Is Consulting the Life for You?

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Joel Gendelman

Consulting is one of the greatest professions in the universe. If you handle it right, you can live in that special corner of the world that youve dreamed about, do what you enjoy most, have more free time than you can imagine, and make a good living while youre at it. ... More »

Navigating the Professional Worlds of the Consultant: Two Perspectives from Christina Gibson Williams and Kathryn Gaines

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Christina Gibson Kaster

Whether you are consulting internally or externally, with a large not-for-profit or a small startup, in manufacturing or sales, there are many commonalities. There are also differences in dynamics and experiences based upon the role in which you function as a consultant... More »