Are Your Employees Tweeting Away Work Time Whether it’s the latest YouTube hit, breaking news from overseas or a message buzzing on your phone, there seem to be numerous distractions during the workday. According to a Workplace Options survey conducted last August, 42 percent of workers are distracted...

A national campaign that encourages participants to give up alcohol for a month has seen one in four workers report increased productivity levels. FebFast, a campaign that challenges Australians to give up grog in February to improve their health and raise money for people with drug and alcohol...

Questions are at the heart of what drives people to learn. But in utilizing questions as part of any team-oriented dialogue, learning and development professionals should take care to make sure the right type of questions – open-ended versus closed-ended – are being used. To understand the...

Are we kidding ourselves? I face this question every day when I ask the people I meet, “What have you done lately?” If we are not careful, our answers can turn into a virtual catalog of delusional thinking. One of the biggest mistakes high achievers make is overestimating their contribution...

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...

Based on Brandon Hall Research awards submissions, CLO columnist Brandon Hall presents ways to train a talented, winning sales force. Selling products and services is the lifeblood of a corporation. It doesn’t matter how good your products are if they don’t sell.That makes training salespeople...

With Thanksgiving upon us, it’s important to remember to trust in the people around you. Both you and your organization will benefit. For many, the Thanksgiving holiday is a time to enjoy family and give thanks for the joys in their lives. For others, it’s a time to be endured, not enjoyed,...

Burnout is such a critical issue within talent management. The price a company pays for wringing the life from its employees is far higher than keeping a consistent work environment, which allows for a reasonable life to be had outside of the daily work schedule. Employee burnout can be identified...

Could an employee in the manufacturing textile industry develop the proficiency to work in the insurance business? Does an IT professional have what it takes to work in the financial services industry? That depends on the individual, but the nature of business today makes it important for talent...

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...