Leadership Development

When it comes to our understanding of generational differences in the workplace, conventional wisdom has it mostly wrong, according to a new book by Jennifer Deal, a research scientist with the Center for Creative Leadership.

Our client is a $10 billion/45,000 employee division of a healthcare company about to spin off from the parent organization. Reporting to the SVP HR, this is the top global learning and OD role and is responsible for creating the vision and strategy, and

In the past, diversity training could be likened to the red-haired stepsibling, largely ignored until something went wrong, and the “blame storming” and finger-pointing ensued. Now, because organizations are recruiting from a more diverse and often global

The Perth Leadership Institute, a provider of business acumen assessment and development programs, has announced the availability of its white paper that shows the need for business acumen integration with succession planning programs.

Geoff Armstrong has announced his intention to retire as director general of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in June 2008, at the end of the institute's 2007-08 financial year.

Pivotal Resources, a global change leadership consulting firm, has launched its new Change Leadership portfolio of services, created to address the breadth of issues that are critical to effective change and operational excellence.

Development professionals are reporting more reliance on e-learning, shorter classes and on-the-job training, according to a survey by Novations Group. Further, the 2,046 HR and training and development executives surveyed for the Boston-based global cons

One-third of workers say their employer's core values are not always consistent with their own, according to a nationwide telephone survey conducted by CO2 Partners, a Minnesota leadership development firm.

Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) has expanded its executive coaching services with a new leadership coaching program for senior management teams.

Corporate trainers are being pressed to minimize employee time off the job, and as a result, development professionals report reduced classroom hours, more training done on the job and greater reliance on e-learning.

A long held belief in corporate America is that colleges and universities prepare employees for entry-level positions, while it is the responsibility of the corporation to provide the skills and knowledge needed to contribute to the long-term strategic ob

The managerial ineptitude that reaches epic proportions each week on NBC's hit comedy "The Office" might be closer to reality than some think, according to researchers.

When it comes to garnering money for learning programs, CLOs are not limited to company coffers — the government provides public funds through both the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998, as well as through federal programs in various agencies