It is simple, employee effectiveness is whatever you consider it to be. You could decide to measure how many of a certain product an employee can produce verses the amount they make. If you aren’t in a manufacturing industry, you…

The key to success in most industries, especially business, is leadership; being able to take charge of a situation, make decisions, and get the job done well and correctly. Without these skills you will quickly be left behind in the…

The current economic recession has led many companies to re-evaluate their budgets and expenditures. For many this includes their training practices. Corporate training is an important part of maintaining a successful business and preparing it for the future. As a…

There are a few things you might want to think about when you are looking into developing as a professional. There are a lot of things that are considered best practices when going about this, but there is little agreement…

Training is a learning experience and requires a balanced and broad spectrum of skill sets. Besides the challenge of training employees, it has been found even more challenging to train senior-level employees on development programs and other ‘soft skills’ topics….

Think of yourself as stretchable, expandable, and able to adapt to anything new. Who wants to view themselves as static, inflexible, and unable to adapt? Periods of change are unpredictable, and we may be asked to adapt to changes that…

Every time something significant changes in an organization, challenges result. Some of the challenges are personal, some evolve within work teams, and some challenges emerge across the organization. To successfully engage organizational change, we need to be aware of the…

During periods of change, we sometimes think too far ahead. If we allow ourselves to get caught up in “what if” thoughts, we lose track of today. Take on the changes one day at a time, and the process seems…

Leadership is about the ability to motivate and inspire people from a variety of backgrounds to a higher level of performance. One of the main reasons people are promoted into management and leadership positions is because they were effective at what they…

As managers, the ability to use win-win negotiation skills can make all the difference in negotiating success. Likewise, it can be essential when influencing coworkers and facilitating constructive, positive relationships. Here are 6 things that managers should think about when…