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Developing Technical and Professional Workers

There are several challenges unique to the development of technical and professional workers. First, technical and professional knowledge dates quickly; that means that workers face skill obsolescence unless their knowledge is updated constantly, and it is a special problem with individuals are hire

How to Handle Working for a Bully

I met Brenda when I was brought in to help with an upcoming change initiative at a Fortune 500 company. She managed a 2,000-person department and I was impressed by her intelligence, creativity, political savvy, and dedication to her job. Brenda had all the qualities of a senior executive—which was

Effective Knowledge Transfer Can Help Transform Your Bottom Line

Does your company have a knowledge transfer plan? If not, as baby boomers retire, your business could be at risk....

Ethical Behavior: The Must-have Soft Skill

If ethical behavior had been taught to employees and reinforced as a must-have soft skill, could we have prevented the current economic meltdown? We explored this question in a recent Klaus and Associates survey and the results are in.

Five Critical Business Relationships for Entrepreneurs

Savvy entrepreneurs know that their success depends upon gaining the confidence and buy-in of others-customers, employees, vendors, bankers, and mentors. Here are some ways to nurture the relationships that matter most to your business....

Four Ways to Evaluate a Big Decision

What is best for the organization? The challenge leaders face every day is doing what the organization needs them to do. When a decision proves unpopular, it may make sense to hold the course because the long-term pain outweighs the short-term gain. We see this often with corporate reorganizations.

Futurism: A Growing Business Strategy

"The future ain’t what it used to be," Yogi Berra once said. Though tongue-in-cheek, this quote seems truer than ever. Many of us feel the future just gets here faster than it once did.

Global Leadership Development

The purposeful development of global competencies and capabilities among leaders is essential to organizational effectiveness and competitive edge. This fifth iteration of the global leadership development (GLD) study shows little progress on the part of most employers in equipping their leaders to

Global Math and Science Education Trends

U.S. schoolchildren's math and science scores don't add up to much, according to a global study. In fact, the longer they stay in school, the worse they perform in math and science....

Insights from "The Best Thing That Could Ever Happen to You"

Life has a way of throwing obstacles in our paths, including an unexpected job loss. Sander Flaum, author of the new book The Best Thing That Could Ever Happen to You, offers help and hope to executives who suddenly find themselves on the outside looking in.