You want a more engaged, inspired, resilient, and resourceful workforce, don’t you? Who doesn’t? Here’s one simple thing you can do to make this happen: … Read more
This Is Not a Surprise: Managers Are Terrible at Developing Talent
Managers are worse at developing their employees than at anything else they do. This was the conclusion of Korn Ferry Institute leadership development … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why Training Your People Can Really Pay Off
Training pays. Sometimes, it’s easy to underestimate just how much it pays. Consider an employee who is going to work 2,000 hours for you this year. It’s … Read more
Do Managers Motivate? There’s Actually Something More Important They Focus On
In coaching individuals, one of the questions I often choose to begin a dialogue on leadership is, “What is your primary responsibility as a leader of this … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Are You Training Your Staff to be Ready For a Crisis?
Let’s face it — stuff happens. That’s a given. What’s up to you and your people is how you respond. Have you trained your employees what to do when … Read more
Workforce Training Is Important, But Job Shadowing Is Critical
These days, roles in most white-collar teams have become so specialized that no single person can learn everything needed to keep the team’s work processes … Read more
Do Your Employees Grow and Then Go? It’s a Self-Defeating Pattern
Lack of opportunity for personal growth or career development is the No. 1 reason that employees leave a company. So what’s it like in your organization? … Read more
A Focus on the Force: What the New “Star Wars” Teaches Us About Mentorship
Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues to blow up existing box-office records like they were Alderaan and it was the Death Star. Whether you’re a raving … Read more
Want Top-performing Hires? Learning Ability May Be The No. 1 Predictor
Everyone involved in corporate recruiting knows that hiring managers value education because we routinely use it as an absolute requirement to screen in or … Read more
Getting Leaders to Be Obsessed With their Staff’s Career Development
How do you get your leaders obsessed with the career development of their team? This was a question put to us recently by one of our business clients. … Read more