Articles
Developing Trust
Trust is an interesting commodity in the workplace. Some individuals enter believing that if they were hired to do a job, then naturally they should be trusted whilst others wait for trust to be dealt out to embark on that path. Just as individuals have different approaches, so do organizations.
If your employees don’t feel trusted [...]
Change One; Change All
Noah may have loaded the ark two-by-two, but J. Stewart Black and Hal B. Gregersen have authored a book, “It All Starts With One. Changing Individuals Changes Organizations” deftly illustrating that change is best accomplished one-by-one. In fact, they say that statistics show the failure rates of organizational change initiatives is somewhere between 50 and [...]
Early Adoption
The marketing classes in my graduate program were some of my favorites mostly because of the information I learned about buyer behaviors. Though not a marketing person, one of the terms I still remember is “early adopter”. This indicates a large, usually powerful customer who not only uses the product during the development but provides [...]
Gen Y in the Workplace
Here’s an article I wrote back in November but hadn’t had the chance to post.
I just returned from the 12th annual international conference for the International Coach Federation where all of us coaches geek-out and learn about new trends facing the coaching industry.If you are ever feeling down on yourself, you should spend some time [...]
Economic Picture Calls for Critical Thinking
A timely article from the Chief Learning Officer magazine entitled, “In Economic Downturns, Critical Thinking Is at a Premium” really captures the need we have to keep human performance development on the table - even during lean times.
“One of the most crucial skills to have in any company, especially during an economic downturn, is the [...]