Training Day Blog

It might be wise to take a moment at your corporate holiday party and observe employee dynamics—it might help you better support and guide your organization.

Ideas to help prepare leaders to make informed decisions with the support of diverse teams.

What Do Corporate Wellness Programs Need to Work?

I’m hopeful that a social media platform such as Workplace by Facebook might curb pretentious, overly formal e-mails and result in more workplace collaboration and higher productivity.

As a woman, when I do a good job with my work, I find there’s always an element of surprise from my boss and the department head—as if to say, “Wow, who knew you had in you?”

Employees will be more productive at work if you give them time to do the things that mean the most to them in life.

The answer lies in creating management and leadership training that encourages the asking of questions and the raising of new ideas, rather than the reflection of whatever the department or company head says.

There are many questions to ask yourselves when thinking about how to foster creativity in your workplace. The first question is to decide if you truly want creative people, and then how much you are able and willing to accommodate their needs.

Rather than helping women by bringing to light how easily harassment can occur, recent sexual harassment scandals may make male executives skittish about championing young women they believe in—especially if championing means a lot of one-on-one time.

Use of the word “literally” is just one example of how the language tendencies of the youngest generation may take older employees time to get used to.