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Mentoring is not just for fast-tracked, star-potential employees. Everyone from Gen Z to CEOs can benefit from having a mentor. And for good reason...

Not too long ago, mentors and mentees used to be able to set aside their work for regularly scheduled mentoring meetings. However, given the time d...

More than one in three employees in today's workforce is a Millennial. Just like Boomers and Gen X'ers, Millennials share a common set of beliefs a...

Keeping employees motivated and challenged can be difficult. A Gallup poll reported that 70% of workers are not engaged at work – a very large perc...

Keeping employees motivated and challenged can be a complex task. It depends on continual communication with an employee, and an understanding of t...

Unfortunately, difficult conversations need to happen in the workplace. There are situations where someone has to be let go, told that they aren’t ...

Difficult conversations are inevitable in any workplace. Those conversations can create unhappiness, stress, and tension. They can also impair and ...

The simplest definition of negotiation is two or more people deciding how to allocate a resource, like money, time, roles and responsibilities, etc...

The simplest definition of negotiation is two or more people deciding how to allocate a resource—money, time, roles and responsibilities, etc. We n...

Develop your team's negotiating styles.  As a trainer, you can help individuals to develop their collaborative negotiating styles through thought, ...

The Neurolinguistic Communication Profile (NCP) assessment is based on the Neurolinguistic Programming model. This innovative and useful model emph...

Introductions to company processes and policies are necessary when bringing in a new hire, but it's also just as important in the first few weeks t...

Introductions to a company’s policies, procedures, and other formal rules have always been a necessary first step for new employees. This was calle...

Ongoing performance development involves establishing a systematic process that managers can use to support employees. This process focuses on crea...

Ongoing performance development involves establishing a systematic process that managers can use to support employees. This process focuses on crea...

While the nature of day-to-day tasks and responsibilities certainly make up a large portion of employee job satisfaction, more often than not the m...

Trust is essential for any organization to succeed in today’s increasingly competitive global environment. Research has found that organizations wi...

One morning a group of friends decide to take a daring hike in the Australian outback - without a guide. They follow a herd of wild ponies, but bef...

Optimizing your decision-making style When leaders face situations where they need to make critical decisions, they typically tend to search for th...

A picture tells a thousand words. This cliché is true even in the training room. Challenge your participants to expand their minds through drawin...

Did you know... 95% of the measured behaviors producing leadership effectiveness are related to emotional intelligence The single most significa...

A company is only as good as the talent behind it. Performance management is critical, as the act of consistently and accurately evaluating employe...

Self-understanding is a necessary prerequisite for learning, growth, and getting along with others. Without it, no amount of formal training or on-...

A cursory internet search will reveal dozens of assessments and instruments for helping people understand the fundamental traits and characteristic...