Be the Boss or Face the Consequences of Under-Management

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Michelle Riklan

What do you get when you put together employees with diverse personalities, work backgrounds, different temperaments and habits, and varying levels of weirdness?  Chaos. But nowadays, that’s what most managers call a “team,” and the difficulty of ... More »

What To Do When Your Work Doesn't Allow You To Use Your Strengths

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Halelly Azulay

Are you able to use and grow your strengths in your current job? If not, something needs to change: your approach, perspective, role, or environment. More »

Five Steps to Using Your Strengths More, Every Day

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Halelly Azulay

We should spend much greater portions of our limited time and energy resources on cultivating our strengths, because that is the only path to true flourishing. More »

Why Organizations Use Competencies

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William J. Rothwell

Knowledge of competencies and competency modeling is increasingly important for workplace learning professionals tasked with learning results. Most front-line learning and performance professionals and their managers have encountered competencies or competency modeling ... More »

Passion, Drive, and Commitment: An Interview with Lisa Toenniges

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Patricia Radakovich

Lisa Toenniges, CPT, is owner and CEO of Innovative Learning Group, a company that provides custom learning and performance support services to Fortune 1000 companies. A dynamic and respected leader, Toenniges has more than 20 years of experience in the performance impr... More »