A collection of articles to help you improve your professional skills and achieve your desired career goals.
What does it mean to lead ethically? This excerpt from the AMACOM book <i>The Business Ethics Activity Book</i> outlines five standards of ethical excellence-communication, quality, collaboration, succession planning and tenure-that will empower...
Taking the fear out of performance management.
Compared to some other countries, U.S. organizations' performance management systems aren't doing so well.
If you're looking for an ethical role model, chances are Niccolò Machiavelli isn't the first name that comes to mind. Yet many of his principles make sense for today's leader, manager and/or influencer. Take this self-assessment from The Business Ethics..
It's human nature to want to learn and develop...so why do so many employees avoid training programs like the plague? Here are 12 ways you can do to get your employees excited about training.
There are several challenges unique to the development of technical and professional workers. First, technical and professional knowledge dates quickly; that means that workers face skill obsolescence unless their knowledge is updated constantly, and it is a special problem with individuals are hire
Dr. Judith Bardwick points to a Gallup study that shows how important it is to motivate and engage the workforce in today's troubled times.
What do your people really think of you? If you're guilty of more than a few of the sins outlined in Bruce Katcher's new book Reasons Employers Hate Their Managers, the answer may not be pretty. The good news is that there is a lot that...
An executive with a Fortune 500 company recently told me a story showing how new technologies had transformed a decades-old rite of passage: shopping for a prom dress with her high school-aged daughter.