Of all the steps up the business ladder, the move from seasoned professional to frontline management is the most difficult, according to an Equation Research survey that asked HR and learning professionals which career transition is most difficult for employees. The sur... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

As a training and development professional, you probably have been asked this question more than once: What is the difference between management and leadership? My perspective on this might differ from yours or from what you have heard or read in leadership books. First... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

A quick look at the literature on leadership theories shows how this field has been under constant change--from trait theories of leadership, where leaders were defined based on their exhibited traits, to contingency and situational leadership theories, where leaders' s... More »

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

Coaching and Mentoring , Global Workforce Development , Human Performance Improvement , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General

Today's businesses face new challenges when developing leadership talents in this generation of wired, multitaskers. While the tenants of basic leadership development remains the same, we must address at least three new competencies, change, creativity, and global diver... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies , Workforce Development

Change Management , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , E-Learning , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training for Multiple Cultures

Executive onboarding helps accelerate the productivity of a new executive, and provides a new, unique, and challenging role for executive development practitioners. Without question, the most significant difference in working at the executive level is that everything is... More »

Career Development , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Career Development , Coaching and Mentoring , Curriculum Alignment , Delivering Training , Designing Learning , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General