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ATD Human Capital
Why Most Leadership Development Programs Are Not Worth the Time (and Money)
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 20, 2014
For leadership development programs, better leadership should be a means to an end, but not an end unto itself. Click here to read full version
Building a Productive Learning Culture: Rightsizing Learning Opportunities
ATD Human Capital
DECEMBER 8, 2014
This installment of the blog series on building a productive learning culture examines how organizations can rightsize learning opportunities (instead of offering too many choices) to ensure that employees engage in relevant and high-quality learning. Click here to read full version
Grateful Leaders Know That Communication Leads to Connection
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Judy Umlas reminds leaders not to wait for the right way or right time to express their appreciation. Just do it NOW! Click here to read full version
Mentoring Versus Coaching: What’s the Difference?
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 7, 2014
Mentoring and coaching are distinct processes used to achieve individual and organization goals. Click here to read full version
Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance
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Training and learning organizations today play an active role in contributing to the bottom line of any organization by aligning their objectives to the immediate business objectives. This provides a solid ground for cost justification and encourages businesses to place training groups right where they should be, at the heart of a growing, thriving, learning culture.
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Leadership Improv: Effective Behaviors for Employee Engagement
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 13, 2014
As we develop our current and emerging leaders, it''s critical to introduce the ideas of flexibility, thinking on your feet, collaboration, and acceptance. Author Karen Hough introduces such principles that allow improvisers to be brilliant in the moment. Click here to read full version
Building a Productive Learning Culture: Advancing the Organization’s Learning Capability
ATD Human Capital
DECEMBER 15, 2014
In a previous blog, “Building a Productive Learning Culture: Rightsizing Learning Opportunities,” we explored the ways that L&D teams can curate learning opportunities to offer those that are most relevant to employees. In this blog, we’ll look at how to teach employees how to learn—rather than just telling them what to learn. Click here to read full version
Building a Productive Learning Culture: Fostering Shared Ownership of the Learning Environment
ATD Human Capital
DECEMBER 22, 2014
All employees must realize the importance and take ownership of promoting the right learning environment in their daily actions. Yet, L&D must remain a key player in this process—as the function must take the lead in driving shared responsibility for creating a supportive learning environment. Click here to read full version
The 5 Cs of Acknowledgment for Grateful Leaders: An Introduction
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 18, 2014
Author Judith Umlas shares an introduction to the 5 Cs of acknowledgement for grateful leaders. Click here to read full version
Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]
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Is your company ready to move beyond the annual performance review? Where do you start? What are the keys to success? In this guide, you’ll gain an understanding of: the forces driving change, three foundations of success and take a deep dive into the skills gap many managers have that will sink your efforts before they start and how to address them.
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Leadership Improv: Effective Behaviors for Employee Engagement
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 13, 2014
As we develop our current and emerging leaders, it''s critical to introduce the ideas of flexibility, thinking on your feet, collaboration, and acceptance. Author Karen Hough introduces such principles that allow improvisers to be brilliant in the moment. Click here to read full version
Grateful Leaders Choose “Yes”
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
The time for an acknowledgment is the moment you become conscious of it. There are few real excuses for not delivering it now. Click here to read full version
Safe Enough to Fail: How Leaders Can Encourage Risk-Taking and Innovation
ATD Human Capital
OCTOBER 15, 2014
How you respond to mistakes will go a long way toward inspiring innovative behavior. Click here to read full version
What Do Transformational Leadership, Servant Leadership, and Mentoring Have in Common?
ATD Human Capital
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
There is no one style of leadership that fits every workplace challenge. However, when I look through my leadership toolbox, there are three main instruments I continually use: mentoring, servant leadership, and transformational leadership. Click here to read full version
Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation
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Employees at the front lines often have better ideas for innovation than others within the business, but when they walk out the door, they take those ideas with them. Want to innovate better and faster than the competition? You need to hold onto your best employees and the ideas they have. In this session we will explore how various pieces of the talent life cycle are related to retention and examine more than 20 strategies and ideas for improving retention outcomes for your business.
Mentoring: Tips for Success
ATD Human Capital
DECEMBER 17, 2014
The following tips will help you to strengthen the potential success level of the mentoring experience. Click here to read full version
Why Most Leadership Development Programs Are Not Worth the Time (and Money)
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 20, 2014
For leadership development programs, better leadership should be a means to an end, but not an end unto itself. Click here to read full version
Mentoring Versus Coaching: What’s the Difference?
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 7, 2014
Mentoring and coaching are distinct processes used to achieve individual and organization goals. Click here to read full version
Leaders Behind the Leaders
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Top leadership thinkers reflect on leaders whose actions had a lasting impact on them. Click here to read full version
2016 Training Program Best Practices
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Can you hear the collective groan when you launch that new compliance course? Do you get complaints both public and private from trainees about the uselessness of the training courses you've launched? Is there anything that can be done about it?
Transforming Leadership—Selecting a Style for Your Team
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
When you search on the various leadership styles you end up with 25,200,000 hits. That tells me that there has been a lot of time spent researching the topic. good place to start is Daniel Goleman’s 2000 study for the Hay/McBer Group, Leadership That Gets Results. This research encompassed three years and 3,000 middle managers and identified six distinct styles.
Purposeful Discomfort: How Leaders Encourage Growth Through Discomfort
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 11, 2014
Your job as a leader is to make people uncomfortable. Pursuing ambitious goals, confronting significant challenges, and moving into uncharted territories require people to embrace discomfort. Click here to read full version
Caring About Caring: Why Open-Door Leaders Give a Rip About People
ATD Human Capital
OCTOBER 7, 2014
A wise leader treats people more importantly than results because strong people produce those results. Click here to read full version
HR Data Isn't Enough
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
Pasha Roberts, chief data scientist at Talent Analytics, describes why predictive talent analytics are more valuable than descriptive analytics. Click here to read full version
Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success
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Is your organization thinking about moving towards a performance development culture? What are the elements to succeeding and keeping managers and employees engaged? Download “A Road Map for Change” to find out and gain insight into making the transition as smooth as possible on your journey into this brave new world.
Why Should You Care About Employee Engagement?
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
The author shares a list of seven key reasons engaged employees are vital for an organization. Click here to read full version
Disengagement and The Walking Dead: Part Two
ATD Human Capital
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
If we want to reenergize the zombies (disengaged employees), we need to first feed our brains. Click here to read full version
Your Organization’s Biggest Talent Mistake—And How to Avoid It
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 5, 2014
The job of manager requires specific skills and abilities. Promotion should be based on the ability to do the next job, not performance in the current job. Good performance should be rewarded appropriately, but promotion should not be a reward for past performance. Click here to read full version
Smarter Together: Emotional Intelligence with Diversity Inclusion
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 28, 2014
EQ is not enough. We also need Diversity & Inclusion practices to become embedded into our organizations to maximize talent and marketplace opportunities. Click here to read full version
HR's Critical Role in Creating Productive and Meaningful Workplaces
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Today’s workplace is characterized by chaotic forces—low employee engagement and productivity levels, and declining employee well being. HR Leaders have a critical role in defining the vision and strategy to transform and create a more productive and happy workplace.
Leadership Improv: Use “Yes, AND…” Never “Yes, BUT…”
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 19, 2014
In the improvisational world, the magic phrase is "Yes, AND…" When this concept is applied to work situations, the results can be amazing—radical changes in business and positive engagement from employees. It''s because when you apply "Yes, AND…" to life, people feel heard, valued, and accountable. Click here to read full version
The New Role of Talent Management: From Reactor to Anticipator
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 6, 2014
Rich Wellins shares results from recent DDI research on how the role of talent management has evolved with changes in department names and titles. Click here to read full version
Head Shift: How Leaders Help Others See Beyond the Obvious
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 19, 2014
Effective leaders help others to think in more imaginative ways. Click here to read full version
The 5 Cs of Grateful Leaders: Concluding Thoughts and Next Steps
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Appreciation, praise, and acknowledgment are a sure way to have your people become and stay engaged, and for you to retain your top talent. In this final installment on grateful leadership, Judy Umlas reviews the 5 Cs and outlines six steps for putting them into action. Click here to read full version
Learner motivation explained! Learn how to use an LMS to motivate your learners to upskill
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Training and development professionals often bemoan the lack of apparent initiative in their trainees. Learning professionals spend huge sums of money creating or acquiring skill aligned libraries of learning content, only to watch almost helplessly as learners refuse to engage with any training available that isn’t mandatory.
Leadership Improv: Team Equality Is Not Team Equity
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 27, 2014
This is Part Three of a four-part series on using improvisational behaviors to ensure their teams are strong, diverse, and engaged. Click here to read full version
Leadership Improv: Use “Yes, AND…” Never “Yes, BUT…”
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 19, 2014
In the improvisational world, the magic phrase is "Yes, AND…" When this concept is applied to work situations, the results can be amazing—radical changes in business and positive engagement from employees. It''s because when you apply "Yes, AND…" to life, people feel heard, valued, and accountable. Click here to read full version
Purposeful Discomfort: How Leaders Encourage Growth Through Discomfort
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 11, 2014
Your job as a leader is to make people uncomfortable. Pursuing ambitious goals, confronting significant challenges, and moving into uncharted territories require people to embrace discomfort. Click here to read full version
Building Blocks of Effective Collaboration
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
A new whitepaper from UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School , Creating a Collaborative Organizational Culture, co-authored by UNC Executive Development Director Kip Kelly and Alan Schaefer, founder and CEO of Banding People Together, explores the building blocks for effective collaboration and provides steps for making collaboration work within the workplace. Click here to read full version
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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Needed: A shift from traditional performance management systems (organized as an annual review process) to newer performance development systems (organized around real-time dynamics). Download part one in a series to gain insight into why this shift must happen and why it needs to happening now
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