Creating a Team Charter Creating and agreeing on a team charter can set team projects up for success. The team Charter is an opportunity to ensure that everyone involved at the team (and senior management) level knows why the project needs to be carried out, understands what the objectives and measures of success are, and has […]
Vendor Profile: ANCILE Solutions uLearn Learning Management System
ANCILE Solutions uLearn Learning Management System—A Vendor Solution Brief Headquartered in Elkridge, Maryland, ANCILE Solutions came out of a 2010 acquisition, in which Court Square Capital Partners purchased RWD Technologies (started in 1999) and renamed the software products division, ANCILE Solutions. With approximately 150 staff globally (with international offices in Australia, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and […]
Winning and managing success: How to think like Sir Alex Ferguson
In How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, Professor Damian Hughes goes into the mind of one of the world’s most successful leaders to reveal 10 powerful and practical lessons for leadership and business. Drawing on his first hand experiences of working with Ferguson, managers can learn about his secrets on people management, changing mindsets, visualisation, […]
The Evolution of Global Workplace Violence Research
This is the third in a series of segments which together comprise a larger paper presented at the Ninth World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion, Merida, Mexico, focusing on workplace violence from a “global” perspective. In its entirety, this paper examines the contributing factors of workplace abuse which plague both developed and developing nations. The formal study of workplace violence is a relatively new […]
Carole Spiers: Managing stress at the top
‘No one forced you to accept the job of a CEO!’ is a cry from the wife of the senior executive of a multi-national pharmaceutical company. ‘You are never home on time and your mind always seems to be somewhere else!’. So why does someone choose to take on the full responsibility of a company? Is it […]
“Workplace Violence” in a Globalized World
This is the second in a series of segments which together comprise a larger paper presented at the Ninth World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion, Merida, Mexico, focusing on workplace violence from a “global” perspective. In its entirety, this paper examines the contributing factors of workplace abuse which plague both developed and developing nations. Research in “Workplace Violence” is in its infancy. In some […]
Lowest US unemployment rate since October 2008
Despite lower than expected hires in weather-hit December, the overall level of unemployment in the US has fallen to its lowest since Fall 2008.
Definitions of Workplace Violence throughout Canada
After my first article on Workplace Violence, many of you e-mailed me asking what the specific definition was in your own Canadian jurisdiction. Assuming there are more out there with a similar question; I have compiled an up-to-date listing, along with sources…
Jack Hobson: How important is social media in the recruitment industry?
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are expanding at unparalleled rates, therefore it becomes ever more imperative for employers to keep up. Those that have been slow to adapt their recruitment system to encompass the social media surge are in danger of losing the best candidates to their more forward thinking rivals. Mobile […]
MBA employers name World’s top 200 business schools
Published today at www.TopMBA.com, the QS Global Business Schools Report 2013/14 provides an alternative to traditional MBA rankings by highlighting the value of MBA programs around the world according to the qualification’s end consumer: the MBA employer. The report is based on 4,318 responses from recruiters who actively hire MBAs, making it the largest survey of its kind. […]