October 2019

A coordinated and collaborative approach from all stakeholders—including educators, students, educational institutions, industry, and NGOs (non-government organizations)—is imperative to enhance employability skills in Indian students. Article Author:  Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D., Founder, MSR Leadership Consultants “Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM […]

Thrive training was designed to improve provider efficiency with the recently implemented new electronic healthcare record (EHR), Epic. Article Author:  Edited by Lorri Freifeld WellSpan Health’s Thrive course for physicians and advanced practice clinicians organization-wide supports the integrated health system’s strategy to leverage technology to transform patient care. The project scope was to design a

Training magazine’s Innovations in Training (IIT) event held in New Orleans in September demonstrated that when it comes to innovation in training, it’s not just about the technology that can help us. It’s about learning what makes you creative, being intentional about how you can apply that creativity to adapt seemingly irrelevant innovations, and knowing

The more you can tune in to the individual wants, needs, strengths, and weaknesses of each individual, the better you are able to guide and support them as a manager. Article Author:  Bruce Tulgan, Founder and CEO, RainmakerThinking, Inc. In many ways, customization is the holy grail of effective management today. The more you can

Author:  Margery Weinstein I remember reading about The Huffington Post’s napping pods, and thinking it sounded like the height of “workplace wellness.” I remember thinking the same thing when I read about Virgin’s unlimited paid time-off policy. As long as Virgin employees can meet their work obligations, and have approval from their manager, they can take as much

Change is hard enough when it impacts us on a personal level. When it upsets the balance in an entire organization, it can seem near-impossible to deal with. That’s where your Human Resources department comes in. HR professionals have perhaps one of the most important roles where change management is concerned—they manage people throughout it.

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) partnered with Facebook as part of its plan to train 1 million people across the U.S. by 2020, by ensuring business owners have the skills they need to grow their business, and that job seekers have the tools they need to compete in the digital economy. Article Author:  Michael

Adapted excerpt from “Do Good to Lead Well: The Science and Practice of Positive Leadership” by Craig Dowden (ForbesBooks, Feb. 8, 2019). Article Author:  Craig Dowden Developing positive leaders is of paramount concern to organizations today. If you conduct a Google search on this topic, you can get anywhere from 15 to 20 million entries.