In my job as director of operations for a manufacturing company in central New York, my intention is to help our company become an organization that can effectively and expeditiously incorporate learning into our daily routine. My first challenge is to effectively commu... More »

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

Change Management , Innovation , North America , 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

Organizational development and human resources personnel complement one another during times of change, with OD providing a big picture view and HR taking on front-line challenges. When I left a Fortune 100 company in the middle 1990s, one of my colleagues commented, "W... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Change Management , Global Workforce Development , Integrated Talent Management , Intermediate-level Content , Managing Organizational Knowledge , Training and Development - General

Developing ethics and diversity awareness programs domestically can pose a significant challenge, and adding the global factor creates a new dimension. Experience with these matters often concentrates on generational, race, and gender differences. While focusing on thes... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Global Workforce Development , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures

The word virtual conjures up several enticing, but often untrue, images. What is a virtual team and why is the call for virtual teams greater than ever before? A virtual team, like every other team, is a group of people who interact through interdependent tasks guided b... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Learning & Development

Business Impact , Global Workforce Development , Training and Development - General , Training for Multiple Cultures