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Personnel Development, a Cornerstone of Your Management Legacy
As managers we can work in the system, and control the risks by coordinating our people as resources within the confines. Or we can choose to add value and impact the value-chain, by creating opportunities for our people. Brian shares why he chose the latter to develop his staff members, and left a legacy, rather than just run a well-oiled process.
Read MoreTransforming the Promise of a Vision into Practice by Managing Change
Why do so many business leaders fail to realize their visions for the future? The legacies of Alexander the Great (in the West) and Emperor Qin Shi Huang (in the East) present great lessons about corporate change and sustainability. Irene draws from these lessons to highlight the change management principles that project managers and change leaders should integrate into their project structure.
Read MoreDisruptive Technology Changes: Great Progress or Failed Promise?
Rolling out technology related changes is not plug-and-play, neither does it have to be prep-and-pray. How can the ensuing changes resonate with the organization? Allison highlights what and who we need to cater to, beyond just the technology design and process definition.
Read MoreFreelancers Part 2: Integrating External Talent (Even During Organizational Change)
What factors promote a mutually positive and productive experience of hiring external talents (i.e. independent contractors)? Are your corporate polices dynamic enough to attract the highly specialized skills of this growing group mobile individuals, while averting the we-versus-them mentality between your permanent staff and them? Karen continues in Part Two, offering insightful guidelines.
Read MoreFreelancers: An Underrated Source of Critical Talent to Tap (Even During Organizational Change)
Have you ever wished you had a bigger team to complete a project on time but lack the headcount to hire full-time staff? Have you ever wished you had a staff with the expertise you need but only for your current project? Karen shares why freelancers are an underrated source of critical talent that you should tap on, even during organizational change.
Read MoreBring the Classroom to the Learner
You have no access to instructional designers, little time for offsite training, or even a reduced budget. So, how can you even be effective at developing your workforce? DeAnna presents five practical workplace learning considerations that will improve your workforce capabilities, whether you are sharing knowledge or transferring a skill.
Read MorePromoting Technical Experts to People Managers
Any manager's inability to supervise people, lowers morale and cause incomplete work. How certain are you to select the right staff, with the appropriate people-management skill and technical competence, for that managerial position? Peggy offers useful pointers to raise the success of your assessment.
Read MoreBe One Step Ahead, Grow Your Future Performance.
Often, people get promoted because of past performances. But this doesn't guarantee our career progresses. How then can we secure our future successes? Renata shares 5 easy steps to nurture the attitude of learning that is critical to our continuous professional advancement.
Read MoreMotivate Your Employees by Aligning Their Work with Their Personal Values
Values impact beyond our private lives. What happens when our jobs require us to exhibit behaviors that directly contradict with our inner values? You have the power to minimize those negative feelings of stress, anxiety and low energy. Use Swati's suggestions to help your employees effectively deal with situations of value conflict.
Read MoreR.E.S.PE.C.T, Find out what it means to me
For many of us, our careers are a cornerstone of our lives, as we invested deeply in the success of the enterprise. Don't remain an organization that fails to engage the needs or values of the employees? Brian offers a good dose of common sense, focused on R.E.S.PE.C.T as the core enabler of your dedicated member’s needs and values.
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