In 2015, Joseph R. Weintraub and James M. Hunt argued in the Harvard Business Review that there were two types of managers: those who coach and those who … Read more
HR Roundtable: What HR Can Do to Help People Thrive
As everyone gathered for the September HR (Cincinnati) Roundtable, you could sense optimism because the topic for this month was geared to having a more … Read more
Creating a Culture Where Upper Management Admits Imperfection
Note: This is the 5th in a series of occasional articles on workforce optimization. The first, “Is Workforce Optimization the Missing Piece to Your … Read more
3 Steps to Building Better Managers
Bad managers are excruciating for employees and expensive for businesses. We know this. Countless studies have already proven it. The more confounding … Read more
Blue Collar Blues: Recruiting Manufacturing Workers
Manufacturing in America is huge. Over the last 20 years manufacturing output has increased by almost 40 percent, and the annual value of production by … Read more
How One of the Big 4 Is Helping Workers Cope With the Bots
The workplace is transforming, as companies take advantage of developing technologies and tools. The digital transformation of the global business … Read more
How Not to Hate Change: Be Ready For It
This is part two of a three-part look at how companies can manage change in meaningful ways that make sense for individual employees and the organization … Read more
10 Steps to Success With a New LMS
A learning management system (LMS) is more than just software to help deliver training and automate training administration — it should be an integral part … Read more
How to Get the Most From Your Seasonal Hires
With the holiday season fast approaching, retailers, shippers, warehousing companies and others are busy hiring hundreds of thousands of seasonal workers. … Read more
5 Tips to Getting the Most From a Leadership Coach
Working with an executive coach can have a huge payoff for leaders as they develop, improve their skills and stretch in new areas. Like anything in life, … Read more