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Best Books for Developing Your Leaders
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 30, 2016
During ATD’s Creating Leadership Development Programs Certificate program, talent development professionals often ask me to recommend the best books for developing leaders in this VUCA age. There are many excellent books available. Both lists of books should meet your needs. New York: Avery Books, 2015. Designing Your Leadership Program. Biech, Elaine. Bruce, Anne.
Is Reading a Book a Modern Learning Method?
ATD Human Capital
APRIL 25, 2016
Let’s use a book as an example. If I provide a book to an employee for learning, how modern is this? The book is accessible; that is, easy to find if the employee leaves it on her desk in plain view. But how about an e-book? Could a book or an e-book be made even more modern? MVAK: Add the audio version of the book or hyperlink to relevant videos.
Extreme Work Hours: An American Crisis
ATD Human Capital
OCTOBER 3, 2016
Brigid Schulte’s book, Overwhelmed , discusses the negative consequences of working to exhaustion. Arianna Huffington’s book Thrive highlights research that shows performance is enhanced when we prioritize health and well-being. Something must be done about the amount of time Americans work. Impact of Extreme Hours. Long hours are associated with more accidents and errors.
Appreciation and Change Management
ATD Human Capital
MARCH 29, 2016
As Robert Paton and James McCalman write in their book Change Management, “the resentment that is often felt during the management of change is not resentment to change per se but to the processes by which it is managed.” In their book Switch , Chip and Dan Heath describe two agents inside every person that affect change: the elephant and the rider. ”). ”).
The Surprising Connection Between Millennials, Culture, and Growth
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Bringing in research from his recent books and consulting work, Jamie Notter will make a compelling case for turning Millennial insights into concrete changes in your organization's culture that can actually drive your growth and success. We have been complaining about Millennials for a decade now, and that conversation is not only stale--it's flat-out unhelpful.
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Millennials in the Workplace: Lost Hope or Our Only Hope?
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 24, 2016
” On the other hand, according to Ben Casnocha, HR thought leader and author of two New York Times bestselling books, Millennials are the first generation in more than a century who will earn less than their parents. In his book, Tulgan also explains how to best manage and engage with Millennials to get them “onboard and integrated into your company's culture.”
It’s All in the Game for Women in Business
ATD Human Capital
MARCH 23, 2016
we’ll find better solutions to our problems,” writes Scott Page in his book, The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools and Societies. Soccer is described as the world’s most popular sport. Its attractiveness comes from the fact that it’s a simple game, it’s relatively inexpensive to play, and it has a small number of rules.
9 Tips for Reducing Complexity in Talent Development. and Beyond
ATD Human Capital
JUNE 7, 2016
Email me ( [email protected] ) for a complimentary PDF of futurethink’s Complexity Diagnostic, which will appear in my forthcoming book, Why Simple Wins (Bibliomotion, October 2016 They had no time for strategic imagination, creativity, or high-value work. And a single root cause kept surfacing: complexity. If any of the above sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
Do Millennials Really Lack Soft Skills
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 13, 2015
Personally, I believe that Millennials need to be more accountable for their careers, which is something that I preach in my two books, Me 2.0 We hear it time and again that Millennials (those born between 1982 and 1993) lack soft skills. However, a new study by my company WorkplaceTrends.com, conducted in a partnership with Virtuali, found that Millennials are confident in their soft skills over their hard skills. Millennials Strengths. Our survey focused on the strengths and weaknesses that Millennials have regarding leadership skills. Why this disconnect? Room for Improvement.
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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In his book Work Rules!, 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). Here, in Part 1, we describe why.
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A Generous Workforce Starts With You
ATD Human Capital
DECEMBER 2, 2015
The best writing on this subject is by Robert Bramson, particularly in his book Coping With Difficult People. Below are some useful tips from the book: There are different types of difficult people. Kindness in organizations is a very important topic to me. Like many of you, I've had to work in very harsh work environments. To say it's difficult is an understatement. What's Wrong?
2 Keys to Millennial Retention: Personality Assessments and People Analytics
ATD Human Capital
MAY 2, 2016
In their recent book What Millennials Want from Work: How to Maximize Engagement in Today’s Workforce, Jennifer Deal and Alec Levenson dispel many of the stereotypes about Millennials, such as that they are inherently disloyal to their employers. know what you are thinking: “That can’t be right. Millennials see themselves staying with their current employer for nine years?”
4 Characteristics of the Best Virtual Employees
ATD Human Capital
DECEMBER 17, 2015
Editor’s Note: this post is adapted from Kevin Sheridan’s book, The Virtual Manager ( Career Press, 2012 Let’s face it. If you’re at the office right now, you would probably rather be at home. Turns out, so would most of your co-workers. recent survey showed that 70 percent of people would rather work from home than spend time at an office; that number increases to 81 percent for people 35 to 44 years old. No matter how nice an office is, home will probably always be nicer. This creates a tricky situation for employers who offers virtual roles. self-motivated.
What Hard Skill Do Recent Graduates Lack More Than Any Other?
ATD Human Capital
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Here are a few ideas on how talent development professionals can improve recent graduates’ writing skills: Start an office book club. Good readers generally make good writers, and book discussions also give employees a chance to practice their critical thinking skills in front of an audience. No, it’s not data analysis, industry-specific software skills, or coding.
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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In his book Work Rules!, 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. management systems (organized as. an annual review process) to newer. performance development systems. organized around real-time dynamics). Here, in Part 1, we describe why.
3 Easy Ways to Innovate Your Workspace
ATD Human Capital
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
There are tons of places to buy inexpensive games, secondhand sofas, vending machines, bookcases (for employee book exchanges), and entertainment centers (for items like Xboxes and DVD players). Workspace innovation can be a physical or mental change to a firm’s work environment that improves productivity, efficiency, collaboration, and creativity.
Book Giveaway: Trust Precedes Accountability—Do Your Employees Trust You?
ATD Human Capital
MARCH 25, 2015
This blog article describes how trust and accountability work together in an organization—and how you can use the intersection of the two to build employee engagement in your workplace. Click here to read full version
Book Giveaway: How Do You Protect Your Organization’s Most Valuable Resource?
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 26, 2014
CEOs claim that people are their organization’s most valuable asset. Yet their people policies and procedures rarely reflect this declaration. Click here to read full version
Need to Tackle Prominent Human Capital Issues? Let’s Get Reading
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 5, 2015
As I scrolled through the ATD Press 2015 releases, I became excited about the titles available on these issues—just in time for the 20% off book sale from August 5-14. Leadership development, employee engagement, social learning, and organizational development are topics that always grab my attention. Click here to read full version
Book Giveaway: How Do You Protect Your Organization’s Most Valuable Resource?
ATD Human Capital
AUGUST 26, 2014
CEOs claim that people are their organization’s most valuable asset. Yet their people policies and procedures rarely reflect this declaration. Click here to read full version
Busywork Won't Achieve Your Business Goals
ATD Human Capital
JULY 10, 2016
Ask for a complimentary PDF of futurethink’s Complexity Diagnostic, which appears in my forthcoming book, Why Simple Wins (Bibliomotion, October 2016 You can safely assume that all employees in your organization are responsible for at least one time-consuming task that they consider loathsome, inefficient, and possibly nonessential. If so, can just one person complete this task?
Do You Have a Collaboration Mindset?
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
view the silo mindset as a fixed mindset and the collaboration mindset as a growth mindset, based on the work of Stanford University professor Carol Dweck in her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. In the book, she makes the distinction between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset, showing how mindset affects the way people live their lives. Tackle Silo Busting.
A Pessimist Could Save Your Next Project
ATD Human Capital
APRIL 27, 2016
In an age in which there are dozens of business books promoting optimism and positive workplace cultures, I’m going to make the case for having the occasional pessimist in a sea of positive-thinking employees. I recently attended the Leading to Well-Being: Cultivating Resilience conference organized by George Mason University. How could this implementation plan fail?
Corporate Values: Necessity or Luxury?
ATD Human Capital
OCTOBER 11, 2016
In 1994, Jim Collins and Jerry Porras wrote a book titled Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies , based on their research of 18 visionary companies that have consistently outperformed their competition. After the book was published, many companies rushed to write a corporate-values statement; unfortunately, a lot of them misunderstood what corporate values are.
It’s All in the Game for Coaching Business Teams
ATD Human Capital
MAY 12, 2016
Editor’s Note: For more on how to apply the soccer model to coaching collaboration, check out my book, The Collaborator: Discover Soccer as a Metaphor for Global Business Leadership. Organizations can leverage soccer’s model for coaching teams in today’s global business world. There are two key developmental steps for people working in teams.
Grow Leadership Through Relationships
ATD Human Capital
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Different concepts were used to grow leadership, such as those from Patrick Lencioni’s book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. When RMA facilitator Susan Mosey worked with Medco (now Express Scripts) to build a leadership program, the goal was to grow leaders from high-potential managers. Each leader was required to have a succession plan in place and a successor ready before attending this workshop. The succession plan was the responsibility of the manager who wanted to be a leader, not the responsibility of HR or the manager’s supervisor. Leadership Development Needs More.
Leaders Experience Less Stress than Followers
ATD Human Capital
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
In my recent book, Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work , I describe three relevant types of culture to be aware of when it comes to stress: cultures of control, cultures of indifference, and connection cultures. Who experiences greater levels of stress: you or your boss? They’re wrong. Sherman. Connect to Optimize Stress.
Book Giveaway: How Does Your Organization Define Employee Engagement?
ATD Human Capital
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Read this blog post on employee engagement, and answer the writing prompt included at the end of the article for a chance to win a free copy of Creating Engaged Employees. Click here to read full version
It’s All in the Game
ATD Human Capital
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
In my book, The Collaborator: Discover Soccer as a Metaphor for Global Business Leadership , I introduce 11 operating principles for practicing genuine collaborative teamwork. Today’s highly competitive and collaborative global business world has become more and more like soccer. The game provides the best example of what the interdependent nature of the team experience looks like.
Takeaways From an ATD Workshop on Organizational Change
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
In their book Rapid Retooling (ATD Press, 2013), change management consultants Antoine Gerschel and Lawrence Polsky use examples from major multinational corporations to small start-ups, to explain how successful businesses adjust their internal structures, processes, reward systems, and so forth to enable continual change. Click here to read full version
Takeaways From an ATD Workshop on Organizational Change
ATD Human Capital
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
In their book Rapid Retooling (ATD Press, 2013), change management consultants Antoine Gerschel and Lawrence Polsky use examples from major multinational corporations to small start-ups, to explain how successful businesses adjust their internal structures, processes, reward systems, and so forth to enable continual change. Click here to read full version
10 of the Best Business Books to Read This Summer
Switch and Shift
JULY 5, 2016
Members of the Young Entrepreneur Council share with you their suggestions for the best business books to read this summer. Read More» The post 10 of the Best Business Books to Read This Summer appeared first on Switch & Shift. Books Business Leadership Blog Best Business Books book suggestions summer reading list
7 Books for the New Business Leader to Add to Their Reading List
Blogging 4 Jobs
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
Something I’ve always done whenever I have taken a new job or consulting gig has been to immerse myself in books. need strategies not quick fixes, and I really want to tap into the information, resources, case studies and conversations that go beyond 3,000 words of an e-book. One of my girlfriends, Jen Terry is on pace to read 100 books this year. How Google Works.
Intelligent Leadership (Book Review)
UpstartHR
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Awhile back I reviewed the book Talent Leadership by John Mattone and really liked it. I was able to get a copy of the author’s latest book , Intelligent Leadership: What You Need to Know to Unlock Your Full Potential, and enjoyed it as well. Speaking of growing, Mattone uses a phrase early in the book that sticks out to me. Check out other book reviews here.
Cultural Transformations: Lessons of Leadership and Corporate Reinvention (Book Review)
UpstartHR
MARCH 7, 2016
I recently finished up a new book and have been looking forward to writing this review. There are three key things I picked up from the book that I want to share. No wasting time–I’m diving right in. :-) By the way, if the name sound familiar, this is the third book I’ve reviewed for John. Find other book reviews here. Hint: it includes HR!
Bristol Employment Seminar: Booking now!
Jelf
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
All bookings are subject to our usual event terms and conditions (including a late cancellation charge) which can be viewed here: Jelf Events: Terms and Conditions of acceptance. So how do I book a place? 2016 has been a turbulent political year so far, and with the dust now settling on the EU referendum result it is time for employers to start preparations for the post-Brexit economy, together with the more mundane – but no less important – everyday challenges of the UK business world. How Early Intervention polices can reduce workplace absence with Scott Rayner. Cost: FREE!*
Leadership Reading List-Why Every Book is Different
UpstartHR
JANUARY 26, 2015
No thanks, I read a book on leadership already. Someone dropped that comment in a conversation recently, and I wanted to take some time today to dispel this notion about leadership books, courses, content, etc. Last year I put together a book club to help some local HR leaders by exposing them to good resources and adding in a networking opportunity. HR Book Reviews.
Manchester Employment Seminar: Booking now!
Jelf
AUGUST 30, 2016
All bookings are subject to our usual event terms and conditions (including a late cancellation charge) which can be viewed here: Jelf Events: Terms and Conditions of acceptance. So how do I book a place? 2016 has been a turbulent political year so far, and with the dust now settling on the EU referendum result it is time for employers to start preparations for the post-Brexit economy, together with the more mundane – but no less important – everyday challenges of the UK business world. How Early Intervention polices can reduce workplace absence with Scott Rayner. Cost: FREE!*
Employee Engagement: One Big Idea from One Little Book
David Zinger
MARCH 17, 2015
Employee Engagement: A Little Book of Big Ideas by Jasmine Gartner (Book Review). Like a good chair umpire, Jasmine Gartner, with her education in anthropology, offers excellent insight and judgement on employee engagement with her delightful book, Employee Engagement: A Little Book of Big Ideas. Reading time = 2 minutes and 45 seconds.
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