November 2019

Develop a plan for dealing with bad bosses. Stick to it. No manager is valuable enough to destroy an organization, and that is exactly what bad bosses do. Article Author:  Elaine Varelas, Managing Partner, Keystone Partners Bad bosses loom everywhere. Routinely, people return home from work with headaches, upset stomachs, frustration, and anxiety resulting from

When PPD’s Global Clinical Supplies (GSC) department launched a new inventory management system to increase quality, training was required to support the rollout and ongoing use of it. Article Author:  Edited by Lorri Freifeld Quality is paramount to PPD, a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory, and lifecycle management services.

Employees must know in advance they will have to answer for their actions. And they must trust and believe there is a fair and accurate process for keeping track of their actions and tying that behavior to real consequences. Article Author:  Bruce Tulgan, Founder and CEO, RainmakerThinking, Inc. In order to make accountability work, it’s

Author:  By Margery Weinstein A study came out recently that surprised many—it looks like there may not be as much ageism is the workplace as we once thought, according to reporting by John Boitnott in Entrepreneur. Addison Group published a survey of more than 1,000 full- and part-time employees, debunking some of the more popular misconceptions

Excerpt adapted from “Career ReCharge: Five Strategies to Boost Resilience and Beat Burnout” by Beth Benatti Kennedy, MS, LMFT. Article Author:  Beth Benatti Kennedy, MS, LMFT As a leadership coach and corporate trainer, I treat resilience as a business competency. We know how important time management, project management, and leadership are, but how can employees

The key to transformational leadership is based upon satisfying basic needs and meeting higher desires though inspiring followers to provide newer solutions and create a better workplace. Article Author:  Mostafa Sayyadi, CAHRI, AFAIM, CPMgr Transformational leadership can help companies achieve greatness in knowledge management. In the absence of effective transformational leadership, companies lose the required

Are you doing work that you’re proud of and your audience finds value in? If not, are you able to change the circumstances to get there? Article Author:  Dawn J. Mahoney, CPLP, Owner, Learning in the White Space LLC I had several different topics in mind for this “Last Word” column, but since this is

When presented with a choice between two options, we’re tempted to think “this or that.” But with creating or curating, the best option is to think “and” instead of “or.” Article Author:  Roy Saunderson, MA, CRP, Chief Learning Officer, Rideau Recognition Solutions When you are responsible for educating everyone in your organization, it is helpful