Competition for talent is reaching unprecedented levels, and the result is this: No employees are really “off the market” now. Gallup’s latest research highlights a new reality that most employers are not fully prepared for: One in four U.S. employees say they have been recruited in the past three months. One in 10 employees say […]

Now more than ever, it’s important for leaders to pause and address the effects national events have had on society and the scars it has left. Our nation is stricken with grief, anger and confusion. As leaders, it’s crucial to consider how you, your cohorts and employees can positively contribute to the well-being of others […]

Peter Drucker devised his own self-study programs on many different topics throughout much of his life, even when he was in his 90s. For the past couple of years, I’ve written Corporate Learning Network posts and devised the curriculum for Spring and Fall self-directed semesters (with Drucker’s life and work as the topic). As a […]

Editor’s Note On the surface, all skills and practices look deceptively easy when performed by an expert. What often appears ridiculously simple to an outsider requires a dedicated and concentrated effort that could span weeks, months or even years. Skill-building occurs when specific techniques and/or methodologies are reduced to habit and programmed into the brain […]

Prior to reviewing Drucker’s Principles of Innovation, it would be useful to review his definition of innovation as well as types of innovation. Drucker defined innovation as the task of endowing human and material resources with new and greater wealth-producing capacity. “The large organization has to learn to innovate, or it will not survive.” He […]

In any given year, about one in five people will experience a mental health problem or illness. Fortunately, many employers have gradually come to realize that supporting mental health in the workplace is an important part of their role. This makes sense not just for reasons of your own wellbeing as an employee. There is […]

Most internal training organizations are due for a dramatic change in direction and ambition. For corporate training groups in large organizations, the past few years have been a time of reflection, accomplishment, abandonment of the obsolete, innovation, creative imitation, and above all, redefinition of the role and responsibilities of the training function. Without a doubt, […]

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You probably don’t need a disaster response expert these days to point out that a lack of preparedness can undermine even the most conscientious efforts to address a crisis. So, given the events, canceled events, rescheduled and re-canceled events of the last 18+ months, it’s time business leaders started thinking about an “Employee Return Policy.” […]

At the end of an ROI Methodology workshop in Montreal, one of the participants asked us, “Are you teaching us to develop ROI thinking?” “Yes,” we answered. “You must understand the results of the work you do.” Respect the Value Chain It’s important to remember the value chain for the success of any project or […]