Let’s be blunt your trainings suck. Don’t worry everyone else’s do too; mine do as well. It’s true and no one is blaming you, which of course is part of the problem. Be honest, do you really believe you are offer engaging programs? Yeah, I know you get good reviews but so do all the […]
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 […]
Incentive program checklist
Before you set up your company incentive program, be sure to review this checklist and get all of your information together to ensure a smooth launch and ongoing success. Determine the behavior you are trying to change: Increased sales, improved morale, customer loyalty? What do you want for an outcome? What is the purpose of the […]
The purpose equation for success at the speed of change
Aligning Purpose With People, Passion and Potential What is the purpose equation? Why is it critical to success at the speed of change? Why is it fundamental to effective leadership? Why must the purpose equation be entrenched in leadership development, management training and at every level in our lives and organizations? Let’s take a closer […]
Ideas to enhance your mentoring initiative
Have you started a mentoring program or are you thinking about starting one? This is great news, because mentoring is one of the most effective ways to transfer knowledge, keep your members energized, engaged and to help them develop important skills. Whether your mentoring initiative is informal or has a formal structure, here are a few ideas on how you can build some buzz.
Growing into our potential: Like bamboo in the wind
First published in our partner title, HR Agenda, Daniela Ploberger and Dr. Florian Ploberger discuss discovering one’s essense of being and what it means for our work-life behaviors.
Choosing the right incentives
The fact is incentives work – and basically any of those options will help you reward behavior. But let’s think about some of the pluses and minuses of each of those and see how they match up with your particular goals. And we’ll even add in one more that award providers will never mention as an option: your own company-sponsored awards.
Workplace violence: “an evolving definition”
Arriving at a universally agreed upon definition of workplace violence is difficult at best; some might say impossible. We are challenged by divergent cultures, the sheer scope of reference and the number of terms used to describe the phenomenon of workplace violence. Terms used include, “mobbing” (Leymann, 1996[1]; Zapf et al., 1996[2]), “harassment” (Björkqvist et […]
Six things to avoid when setting up an incentive program
Now that the economy seems to be rebounding – at least to the point that companies realize they need to introduce new products, attract and retain customers as well as qualified employees – incentive programs are taking off with a vengeance. While incentive programs are nothing new, many companies are just now starting to dip […]