For most of the world’s companies, growth appears to have regained its place at the top of strategic agenda, displacing the cost-control mentality that has dominated boardrooms and executive suites for the past three years. That’s good news, but are companies prepared for the economic recovery?...

Within the competitive government contracting world, organizations are battling not only for lucrative government projects, but also for the talented employees who can give one company an edge over its competitors. Midsized organizations have to compete with Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller...

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...

Fortune magazine reported that many large companies are examining the possibility of dumping the health care coverage they provide to their employees in exchange for paying penalty fees to the government. This is in reaction to new health care laws that radically changed the subsidies, penalties,...

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...

At the end of every calendar year, The Conference Board research group conducts a yearly job survey to measure job satisfaction. Results from 2009 were more than disappointing. Only 45 percent of Americans reported being satisfied with their work – the lowest level recorded by The Conference Board...

It wasn’t uncommon for companies to cut back on professional development programs in recent years to reduce expenses. However, as more employees are asked to assume broader job responsibilities, the need for training has become all the more critical. Through skills enhancement, staff can keep...

For years, companies have used exit surveys to hear the brutally honest thoughts of departing employees. After all, individuals who are about to leave a company have almost nothing to lose when they write down their most candid thoughts about their job, boss or co-workers. While exit surveys may help...

Andy Grove, retired CEO and chairman of the board at tech firm Intel, once said, “Only the paranoid survive.” It became the title of his 1996 book summarizing the daily concerns of like-minded CEOs as they consider their products, supply chains and, perhaps most importantly, competitors. In...

Given the realities of today’s complex business environment, it is no longer possible to satisfy a workforce with one broad, standard approach to managing talent. A perfect storm of events and trends is pushing organizations to abandon the traditional employment compact along with the one-size-fits-all...