Training and Development Are Not Just for Newbies
Human Resources Online shared a story this month about a survey from Cegos showing a drop in training among employees in Malaysia. This did not surprise us: one of the things we have noticed in Malaysia ourselves is that companies are less inclined to spend money on training (even when much of the cost is […]
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- Mar, 16, 2016
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Mar, 16, 2016
Expectations Go Both Ways
You want to have a world-class organization. You want the best employees. You want them to work hard. You want them to do great work. You want them to be the best they can be. Guess what? They want that too. From you. When we step into leadership positions we end up leading and managing […]
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- Mar, 14, 2016
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Happiness Helps
Karl Staib has some ideas on how to get through a stressful project. In his article 6 Amazing Techniques to Staying Happy During a Stressful Project, he suggests some methods that might not immediately occur to you. Most of our work happiness comes from our relationship with ourselves. For example, I’m working on a program […]
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- Mar, 07, 2016
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Learning Through Offline Networking
Networking is important. Yes, the cliches have gotten old…”it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” has been around since the Roman Empire (“Non quis vos teneo, tamen quisnam vos teneo”). You can argue about whether or not it is appropriate to operate that way, but the reality is there is some truth to […]
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- Mar, 04, 2016
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Pay for Play
One of the touchiest issues you will face as a business leader is compensation. Employees have their view on how much they should be paid and what the criteria are for figuring that out, and you have yours. When all is well and the stars are in alignment, those two views are the same. The […]
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- Feb, 26, 2016
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