5 Ways To Move A Culture To A Community
“At Facebook, Boss Is a Dirty Word” announces the headline in a recent Wall Street Journal article. Facebook has a majority of Millennials working within their company. The median age is 28. Why does...
View ArticleWho Will Replace Boomers In The C-Suite?
The Baby Boomer Generation, those born between 1946 and 1964, have been occupying the corner office for so long that it’s hard to imagine working life without them. But it’s happening: 10,000 Boomers...
View ArticleHow To Support The Most Neglected Employee In Business
You’ve spent months (maybe years, even) on your manager development program – one that empowers managers with the right combination of knowledge and skills to accelerate what your business is after....
View Article7 Ways World Of Warcraft Builds Better Leaders
World of Warcraft may not be the first place that business recruiters might look for new talent, but the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) teaches a lot of leadership lessons —...
View ArticleWhen Information Inhibits Knowledge
How many times have you heard that “knowledge is power?” I’m guessing that without much thought, you readily nod your head in agreement. In every vocation, from academics to business to politics, the...
View ArticleLeadership Aspiration Gender Gap Exists In Millennial Workforce
Women in the millennial workforce have lower aspirations to secure top jobs and less confidence in their leadership skills than their male counterparts, according to a recent report from Deloitte. That...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Next Employee Your Best Employee
If you want to take your small business to the next level, you need to hire the best employees. According to research from the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Report, 30 percent of small business...
View ArticleHow High-Performing Retailers Are Reinventing HR
Retailers worldwide are fighting for the biggest share of in-store and Internet spend, which is projected to reach $22.492 trillion in 2015. But the ability of retailers to take advantage of growth...
View Article3 Methods To Strengthen Your Next Generation Of Leaders
The value of one’s life can be measured by how much of that life is given away. Nearing the end of life, we celebrate one’s selfless acts. Title, status, and accolades do not matter. Selfless actions...
View ArticleWant To Be A CFO? You’ll Need More Than An Accounting Degree
If you’ve reached a position as prestigious as CFO, you must be finished with formal education, right? Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. As the technological landscape has evolved with...
View ArticleTending The Leadership Pipeline: It’s All About Engagement
Workplace lore has it that a manager who hires a Millennial is facing a number of challenges. Among them: how to engage and retain a generation marked as me-centric, fickle, not versed in social...
View ArticleHow To Create A Happy Work Culture
The American workforce is recognized globally for its high level of productivity. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average full-time American worker spends approximately 8 hours per day...
View ArticleGive Me A Guidebook And A Map: Mentorship And Millennials
Anyone who has the (mis?)fortune to work with me knows that I hold myself to a high standard. I absolutely hate disappointing people, and I take criticism quite seriously. My superiors can take this in...
View ArticleHelp Managers Be More Effective Leaders
There is a tremendous engagement and execution gap in companies today. According to Gallup, only 13% of employees are actively engaged in their work; 60% of employees don’t understand their...
View Article4 Ways To Develop Millennial Leaders
In 2020, just five short years from today, Millennials will represent almost half of America’s workforce and an equal number of leadership positions in companies both large and small. As you review...
View ArticleInside The Millennial Mind: The Millennial Manager
I’ve previously shared ideas on attracting and retaining Millennials. So your Millennials have their feet under the desk, and many of them may be moving into a managerial or leadership role. A recent...
View ArticleWhere Are Germany’s Future Business Leaders?
According to the Oxford Economics “Workforce 2020” study supported by SAP, companies in Germany may be at risk when it comes to developing leaders and a workforce with the skills required for global...
View ArticleThe Millennial Leader – Rising To The Top [INFOGRAPHIC]
We have reached the tipping point when it comes to the percentage of Millennials in the American workforce; they now outnumber Generation X. With the oldest Millennials in their mid-30s, we are also...
View Article5 High-Leverage Shifts To Evolve Management
The term management has baggage. It’s associated with conclusions that no longer benefit a business or its people. Management is linked to controlling people, monitoring their progress, dominating...
View ArticleGood Management Skills: Nature Or Nurture?
Earlier this year, Gallup issued a fascinating study that looked at why great managers are so rare. It concluded that while one of the most important decisions a company can make is whom they select to...
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