We’ve all heard that green is the new black. In the ’90s, organizational culture was touted as essential for business success, and social responsibility seems to have taken its place. A lot of companies are finding it’s good to be green as they integrate environmentalism and sustainability...

Historically, successful organizations were built to support monolithic structures and bureaucratic strategies – not to change them. As noted by learning theorist Willie Pietersen, in today’s global, technologically savvy, knowledge-based economy, the leadership challenge is to recognize...

Increased competition, stiffer regulation, globalization, shifting alliances, mergers and acquisitions, retiring baby boomers, and an increasing number of stakeholders – among other factors – mandate that energy companies have skilled leaders to thrive in today’s volatile and complex...

Culturally naive business managers are allowing their organizations to lose millions of dollars in lost opportunities due to cultural misunderstandings, which are leading to the mismanagement of employees. Miscommunication and a lack of cross-cultural understanding are two main barriers organizations...

How often have you overheard a group talking about a leader and saying that he or she “just doesn’t get it”? Translation: That person isn’t being strategic. Worse, do people say that about you? In a study by Harris Interactive of leaders from more than 150 U.S. companies, research...

Ignore Human Resources at your peril! This department is the foundation of a happy and healthy business and is often thoroughly misunderstood. Read how you can change your own HR department into a thriving, helpful group supporting your company’s prosperity. At a recent offsite with a group of...

Learning and development can help foster higher levels of employee engagement and improved business performance, but it’s essential that the executive suite knows this. Most learning and development professionals are likely already aware that a significant number of their employees are underperforming...

Measuring Human Capital: Business Executives Perspective on Influence, Standardization and Governance is a dissertation study sponsored by Mercer. It was conducted by Ephraim Spehrer Patrick, a Principal in Mercer’s Human Capital business in Frankfurt, in January and February 2010 with 132 participants...

With the economy still shaking off the effects of a record recession, growth remains a top priority for many organizations. It’s also one of the greatest challenges. Integrating talent management and organizational design may be the solution. The current business environment requires executives...

Peerlo general manager Riges Younan wrote: Most professional services firms are considered conservative, however we are starting to see some prospects and our clients becoming more innovative with the use if the internet, and social media tools specifically, for their businesses. This desire to...