Gone are the days when employees stayed in the same job for years before they received a promotion. Currently, the business world is moving at a much quicker pace, and employees expect managers to appreciate their efforts by ensuring that they don’t stagnate in their current positions. However, amidst the ever-changing workforce trends, managers also …
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In the quest to keep up with the ever-changing technology, the dynamic and fast-evolving workspace, organizations are being forced to shun traditional training techniques. And with employee development becoming a top priority for many companies across various industries, organizations are on the lookout for the best employee training techniques. Although there are tons of leadership …
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Millennials are quickly filling up many new and mid-level management positions and there is a high chance that they will be the majority of the global workforce soon. And although most of the top-level managers are aware of this trend, questions are being raised on whether they are adequately prepared (not due to smarts but …
Being a responsible business leader isn’t all about making sure that an enterprise is operating efficiently on a day-to-day basis. It also involves setting a foundation for continued success even after one departs. In the past, having a grand vision and ability to manage people was sufficient to help a prospective leader to get the …
As millennials continue to rapidly grow within the global workspace, discussions are going around about how age diversity will impact organizations in the coming years. And although there has been some perceived challenges (which I believe is calming down significantly) between millennials, generation X, and baby boomers, the three generations account for almost all of today’s workforce. While the generation X employees may want to …
It is a common phenomenon for military personnel, pilots, doctors, and disaster response teams to pass through intense simulations before they set foot in the real world. This not only allows them to learn about their areas of specialization extensively but also be ready to respond in case of a crisis. Just like in these …
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How to Reduce the Negative Impact of Business Silos in Your Corporation Competitive marketplaces involve numerous corporations, each working around the clock to meet the needs of their clients. This pushes the management of each company to deliver results, and fast. They turn their attention to the workforce, urging their employees into overdrive. The outcome …
Hands-On, Real-World Training Can Help! Both growing and fully fledged corporations face the challenge of skill gaps. Certain skills naturally have a higher demand at certain times, outstripping the available personnel. This can be caused by loss of labor through natural attrition, but the leading cause is the emergence of new posts. Sometimes these posts …
This is an article I wrote for Forbes that was published in February of 2020. This article might actually talk you out of using a business simulation within leadership development. These tools really are some of the best out there. But they can also be very tricky to utilize. A lot of my time is …
Business silos are prevalent in the corporate world. They drive managers through the roof, wreak havoc in departments, and can even jeopardize a whole corporation’s operations. Silos have been around since the beginning of industrialization, and probably won’t be vanishing anytime soon. That’s because humans are social beings, and they instinctively form subgroups at all …
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