Ecademy: user blogs:
In today's economic climate being great at delivery is no longer enough. Having a team of seasoned professionals who measure their success by the success of the projects they have worked on is not a sustainable model for the future. Many consultancy and business services firms have build a business based on many one-off pro (Read More)
Submitted by Rogersdc
from Google Reader:
Providing information and consulting around project management, strategic learning and development programs, and management and leadership to help organizations attain the maximum benefit by introducing best practices and strategy that help them grow and develop their employees and ensure they can be more competitive in a g (Read More)
Submitted by Mvndrvrt
from Google Reader:
Whenever I’m designing a leadership development workshop, I’m always aware of the cost of pulling 20 or so supervisors, managers, or executives away from their work for anywheres from 4 hours to 4 weeks. The biggest cost of any training program isn’t the instructors, travel, facilities, and food. It’s not even the salaries (Read More)
Submitted by Avi
from Google Reader:
Imagine this: Your best friend comes to you one morning and tells you she's had it with her telephone. She's throwing it away because it doesn't help her with traditional handwritten communication.Crazy talk, right? Your friend doesn't need a different tool for traditional communication, she needs a new approach to communi (Read More)
Submitted by Mvndrvrt
from Google Reader:
I can still fondly remember reading my first HR blog carnival and ravenously devouring each of the great posts linked there. I often speak with HR professionals and advocate for them to seek out and read the HR blogs that they enjoy. Usually the conversation goes like this:Me: Hey, what sort of news do you read on a daily/w (Read More)
India Times:
In keeping with the peace formula hammered out on Sunday by the BJP’s central leadership to save its first government in the south, Karnataka rural development and panchayati raj minister Shobha Karandlaje has resigned from the cabinet. (Read More)
HBS Working Knowledge:
What will open the door to across-the-board economic growth in India? A range of state reforms from 1986 to 2005 increased competition and lowered barriers to trade, yet certain sectors and industries have remained stubbornly resistant to change. New research by HBS professor Laura Alfaro and coauthor Anusha Chari probes th (Read More)
Submitted by Mvndrvrt
from Google Reader:
Dan McCarthy has compiled another great Leadership Development Carnival at his website, Great Leadership. There is a long list of all of your favorites as well as some that might be new to you, so take some time to check it out. I have an article in the carnival on leadership integrity.And while you are there, take some t (Read More)
Washington Post:
Ken Adelman is co-founder and vice president of Movers and Shakespeares, which offers executive training and leadership development. He was a Reagan-era ambassador and arms-control director.
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HBS Working Knowledge:
"Non-obvious individuals"—outsiders, including women—may be your best bet for solving problems that defy the experts. Innovation relies on openness to diverse viewpoints, and in the field of science that could mean tapping into talent and technical expertise several steps removed from the problem at hand. A market mechanism (Read More)
Submitted by Ivorkellock
from Google Reader:
ACEVO has a number of strategic grants. They provide valuable support for our leadership development work with members and for our role advising Government. So I surprised when a member said to me recently "but ACEVO's opposed to grants".Hardly!! Grants are an important mix in the wide funding spectrum for our sector. Strat (Read More)
HRM Today Featured Posts:
What makes an organization a “best place to work?” Check out these common practices of companies that are frequently recognized among job seekers, consumers, industry analysts and – not least of all – their own employees for being great places to work. They’re not afraid to relinquish a little control. Despite reports that (Read More)
Submitted by Mvndrvrt
from Google Reader:
This week, The Wall Street Journal published another critical examination of Michigan's political leadership, economy and budget. In a delicious irony, the online version posted a Michigan Economic Development Corp. advertisement (click on the image at right to enlarge) featuring actor Jeff Daniels alongside the piece. This (Read More)
HarvardBusiness.org:
While there's been a lot of discussion about how the recession may be over, to many organizations and their employees, the view ahead is still one tough slog. The zeitgeist says it's far too early to dream about constructing your ideal job; survival trumps career development. Yet that's precisely the kind of thinking that w (Read More)
Submitted by Raidho
from Google Reader:
In 1998, McKinsey & Co declared the “War for Talent.” They didn’t do so lightly. Their study spanned an entire year, involved scores of companies, thousands of people and had a specific conclusion: In the “new economy” the key to success is to attract and retain the best talent. Their findings were logical, widely accepte (Read More)