Training Day Blog

If we want innovative companies, with "out-of-the-box" thinking, it would seem that they should be looking for people who seem a little out of the ordinary, but that often isn’t the case.

Many corporate rules are based on not believing in employees’ sense of responsibility and judgment.

Competition is one of the primary reasons bosses lie to their employees, and why employees lie to their peers.

I’ve grappled for a long time with the question of how to best inform company leaders of managers who need to go, and internal ratings seem like as good an idea as any.

From “teaming” to searching for new leaders and cultivating mid-level employees, here are some trends that may have an impact on your organization.

The trick to making movies count as a training tool is setting the stage for employees with a conversation beforehand with questions to consider as they watch, and then to follow up with a conversation after in which employees are asked to share their answers to those questions.

When I think about the ideal office environment, I think most of how to avoid the things (and people) that make me uncomfortable and distract me from my work.

As Learning professionals consider how best to support the advancement of women in their organizations, it’s important to think about if they, themselves, have experienced subtle biases against women.

This year’s presidential candidates are prototypes of personalities many of us have in our companies. Figuring out how to build on each of their strengths, while offsetting their weaknesses, can help you build a stronger leadership team.

In a coaching culture, no one should be too senior and lofty to learn a new skill—and to be able to use that new skill to work with those they manage on finding workable solutions.