Until recently, there was limited understanding of the scope and detrimental impact of workplace violence. Traditionally, organizational leaders have held a not-in-my-back-yard mentality, thinking, "Our people aren't violent. That wouldn't happen here." From disgruntled... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Training and Development - General , Trends , World Events

Coaching has become a key element in most leadership development initiatives. Once conceived of as training reserved for only a few individuals at the apex of the organization chart, it is available to a much broader segment of the leadership team. A growing body of emp... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Coaching and Mentoring , Human Performance Improvement , Training and Development - General , Trends

Six Sigma and HPT are more similar than many realize. I've recently completed a Six Sigma project in Australia and have enjoyed the similarities throughout the entire process. What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a rigorous methodology that attempts to reduce variability and... More »

Human Capital , Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Human Performance Improvement , Intermediate-level Content , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

Within the last decade, ROI has become one of the most challenging issues facing, not only the training and development industry, but also the meetings and events industry. In the last two years, the Phillips ROI Methodology has been brought to the meetings and events i... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives

Beginner Level Content , Measuring and Evaluating , Training and Development - General

Is your organizations leadership making the grade in ethical business practices? If todays leadership were graded solely on ethics, the majority of leaders would pass. However, should tomorrows organization be content with mediocrity? When individuals accept a leadershi... More »

Learning & Development , Senior Leaders & Executives , Workforce Development

Intermediate-level Content , Leadership Development , Management Development , Training and Development - General