There is a tribal culture in every company. Some companies create hierarchical kingdoms with sovereign leaders, some are more like families with leaders acting in parental roles to take care of everyone.
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You have to get a lot right for a training program to be effective. And one of the most critical things one can do for learners is create a learning climate – promoting a positive and supportive view of talent development.
I recently gave a talk about Agile for Training and Development at a local ASTD chapter meeting where several attendees asked me about what tools they should use for agile.
Adopting Agile methodology requires a culture change, and changing a culture is never easy; especially when there’s no template to follow. In August of 2012, the client learning organization (my team) at DTCC decided to change its culture switch from...
We've heard it over and over as fingers point across the Atlantic: THEY are so arrogant! When the topic comes up in intercultural training, people from other countries usually laugh and say: Both French and Americans are arrogant! What's there to talk...
On Sunday, February 26, America’s hottest celebrities will walk the red carpet in celebration of fashion, film and speeches during the 84th Annual Academy Awards. A highly anticipated event, the Oscars are a moment of extreme pride and self-fulfillment...
If innovation is to transform the way we do business then it must be instilled in the management culture, and in turn, taught in leadership development programs.
In July 2010, IBM released the results of an interesting survey, after asking a worldwide group of 1,500 CEOs what they thought were essential skills for success in today’s world. About 60% identified creativity as the most important leadership quality...