Resilience for Recovery
For years now we have heard business leaders talk about “disruption.” They want to be disruptive. They want to manage disruption well. They want their employees to be comfortable with disruption. Well, these days we’re all pretty disrupted. How’s that working out for you? The COVID-19 pandemic created serious challenges for businesses as it made […]
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- Jun, 01, 2020
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Jun, 01, 2020
On Hold For Now
After 5 years of blogging, we have decided to put this resource on hold. In the next few months we will start sharing information with you through new channels, including webinars, bite-sized videos, and a podcast. We hope this will allow you to absorb information in a medium that works great for you. But that […]
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- Oct, 01, 2019
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What Are Your Alumni Saying About You?
You can pretty much assume that no employee will stay with you throughout their entire professional life. Even if they do, they’re going to retire someday. Just expect that everyone leaves, whether after 30 years or 30 days. So what will they say about you when you leave? Your best brand ambassadors for your product, […]
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- Sep, 26, 2019
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Future Needs
When it comes to developing employees, we have a tendency to look at what’s needed today and then focus our development efforts on that. That s useful, but it’s only half of what’s needed. Employee development needs to consider what’s likely to help people achieve success in the future. When you were 8 years old […]
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- Sep, 16, 2019
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Teambuilding, or Just Having Fun?
A recent article in Human Resources Online offered some views on the role of teambuilding in employee development. The regional head of L&D for global jewelry brand Pandora, who sits in Hong Kong, discussed the company’s concept of teambuilding events. They tend to avoid having specific events labeled as “teambuilding” and instead try to add things that can […]
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- Sep, 12, 2019
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