One common topic in employee relations training is how to increase employee engagement If your company values employee engagement, the human resources department must work to create an engagement strategy using the resources available

Project managers must face a variety of challenges in their day to day work Project uncertainty is a given, but training in project management can help project managers better face and overcome these difficulties

The term “groupthink” was first used by Irving Janus in 1972 when he was researching why teams made excellent decisions one time, yet made disastrous decisions another time The two most famous and widely used examples of groupthink that led to disastrous outcomes are the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion

There has been much written about the turnaround of the Chicago National Hockey League franchise – from being almost dead last in attendance to winning the Stanley Cup in June of 2010 In 2004, ESPN had named the Blackhawks the worst franchise in sports

A key role and responsibility of any manager is to develop those people who report to them Often, when developing subordinates through delegation or training activities, managers may fail to take into account that each person has different learning preferences

Bobby Cox, the manager of the Atlanta Braves baseball team, is retiring at the end of this season after 29 seasons as a manager He is fourth on the all time list of wins by a manager

Last week as I went through airport security, waiting for my husband who was getting the grand pat down for the zillionth time since his hip replacement operation eighteen months ago, I was musing about how we normalize the abnormal Going through security, checking for vials or sharp objects, or whatever, is now a common way of life

Often times when companies have to squeeze the financial belt, developing employees and creating future leaders gets pushed aside However building a sustainable company requires having a leadership growth and succession plan in place at all times

Leadership development is an activity that improves the quality of leadership in a company, organization, or a single individual Leadership development programs can range from an MBA degree to executive retreats (think high ropes courses) to online leadership certificate programs

Have you ever been treated unfairly at work Were you ever asked to do more than your fair share