In the late 80s and early 90s Daniel Goleman of Rutgers University conducted some very interesting research with regard to what makes leaders succesful. Through his research, Mr. Goleman was able to determine that cognitive intelligence (IQ) and academic performance were not accurate predictors of future success in leaders. In his paradigm-shifting article What Makes a Leader for the […]
When it comes to leading others, our personality and the personalities of those we lead are often the difference between success and failure. But what is meant by “personality”? How do we define it? How do we measure and manage it? Back in the early 1980s psychologists consolidated all the research of the past 60 years into one simple […]
Gallup recently published some amazing research into how much employee engagement affects organizational performance. For the past 8 years they’ve been doing an extensive study of employee engagement, and in 2012 the study included approximately 50,000 businesses, and 1.4 million employees in 192 Organizations across 34 countries. Here’s what they discovered: “Research…makes clear that employee […]
I just read a great article on how to build the perfect bonus program in Forbes Online. Short and sweet, it gets straight to the point and outlines the basics of a good bonus program in 500 words or less. Definitely worth a read for anyone responsible for performance, motivation or remuneration. See the full article here: […]
The preliminary results of our survey into the training needs of organizations shows that over 80% of respondents believe that workplace conflict between employees affects revenue negatively to the tune of 10% or more. For those leaders responsible for performance in their organization, reducing personality conflict should be of huge interest because of its potential […]
One of the biggest challenges faced by organizations today is the lack of formal management expertise in their mid-managers. Mid-managers in many organizations are loyal employees who have worked their way up through the ranks by hard work and dedication. Many of these managers have started on the shop floor, and although in the day-to-day […]
In his new book Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success (Viking Press, 2013), Adam Grant, the youngest tenured and most highly rated professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, puts forth some exceedly interesting ideas on people’s giving habits and how it affects their professional and personal success. In his […]
There’s an excellent article by Mike Myatt in Forbes about how the competency-based leadership models in practice in most organizations today are deeply flawed. Mr. Myatt puts forth that the practice of hiring, developing and promoting leaders based mainly on technical or operational competency almost always guarantees sub-par performance. Mr. Myatt explains that it is […]
A great article by Karla Gutierrez. She’s rounded up 18 very powerful statistics that clearly demonstrate what a force e-learning has become in corporate training. Here’ a quick version of the list but you should definitely check out the full article here. 1. In 2011 77% of American Corporations were using online learning (Up from […]
Unemployment in Canada and the United States is above 7 percent, yet many organizations are having a difficult time filling open positions. Although there are plenty of workers available, the problem may lie with the fewer numbers of available workers with the skills and expertise that organizations value, especially when it comes to leadership positions. […]
When discussing the theories of what motivates us, there’s always value in asking the question “How did we get here?” Looking at the evolution of the different theories of motivation helps us put everything that is said today into better context. Today’s brief is a short and sweet historical backgrounder on the evolution of the psychology […]
As someone who has spent a large part of his career hiring, training and managing salespeople I have instinctively known that “extreme” personalities seldom make for the most succesful sales people. Introverts People with a strong preference for introversion are generally not ideal candidates for a role in sales (and usually do not gravitate towards one). They can be too […]
Any discussion on employee motivation should probably include Dan Pink and his 2009 best-seller Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us. In it, Pink argues against old models of motivation driven by reward and punishment (i.e. the “carrot and stick” approach) and puts forth that people are far more motivated by intrinsic factors (like personal satisfaction) than […]
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