Thought Leadership Blogs

A common pitfall of performance management and why you should avoid it immediately.

The feeling that performance management is unhelpful, unproductive, and unfair is made worse when working in a hybrid mode where the lack of in-person contact exacerbates the feeling of being isolated, judged unfairly, and unsupported.

What is Career Coaching? Career coaching is a conversation to help employees clarify their career aspirations and take steps towards their career goals. In this process, they develop take on new challenges, build more capabilities and find opportunities to grow within the organization. Who should conduct career coaching? Within organizations, career coaching is usually conducted by managers and human resource professionals. Why should managers have career coaching conversati

Want to know what learning agility is? The definition, benefits, and practical tips on using it in the workplace.

We know hybrid work arrangements are likely to stay even as the pandemic tapers off. 73% of employees from a global survey said they want...

Systems are force multipliers; they produce results that are greater than the sum of their parts. For example, if you dissect a human cell,

In life, we often react to symptoms, because symptoms cause discomfort or pain. We end up fire-fighting, struggling with each symptom as it happens. And they often happen with increasing regularity. What is less obvious to us is the cause, as the cause can be far away from the symptom (either in physical distance or in time). As a result, we end up fighting the symptom, ignoring the real cause.

As Human Resources, IT, Finance, Legal, Compliance or Support Services professionals, we have expertise that is critical for the survival and growth of the organization. Unfortunately, many of us find ourselves being underutilized, overworked with transactional tasks, and being asked to “fix” situations, things and people. Do you find yourself frustrated when: Your leaders come to you at the last minute to implement something? You aren’t involved early enough in the process t

Agile learning for the adult learning process. This accelerated learning process teaches you to learn faster and be skilled faster.

Our research and tips, based on Beverly Kaye's Wall Street bestselling book Love ’Em or Lose ’Em, is a practical and easy manual for managers to improve engagement and retention of their teams. 10 great engagement and retention tips you can apply: 1. Exciting, Challenging, or Meaningful Work How can you make your employees’ work more challenging and meaningful? Go out of your way to find enrichment opportunities for them! But be careful: enrichment can take many different

A learning-rich opportunity does not need to be from the workplace, it may also be a voluntary activity, a competition, a hackathon, ...

Career conversations to engage, develop and challenge your talents. Employee retention and engagement to keep your employees working.