Supercompetent Speaking: The Value of Rehearsal
By Laura Stack, MBA, CSP
As a business professional, would you ever send the first draft of a report to your boss or client? Probably not; no doubt you’d want to smooth out the rough patches and check it over for typos first. Most of us don’t even let e-mails go without making sure we’ve done our best to communicate both cleanly and efficiently. Polishing our written work is accepted as a necessary part of doing business.
Anti-Bribery Training Is Key
By Matt Plass, Interactive Services’ Chief Learning Officer
In 2007, there were 38 prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Know how many prosecutions we saw in 2010? Almost double the 2007 figures with 74 prosecutions in 2010—not including 150 investigations that are still open.
Big Picture Professional Education Necessary for Company Success
By Hank Moore, Corporate Strategist
There is a difference between how one is basically educated and the ingredients needed to succeed in the long term. Many people never amass those ingredients because they stop learning or don’t see the need to go any further. Many people think they are “going further” but otherwise spin their wheels.
Improve Your Organization
By Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
Is it possible that an organization’s performance could hang on something as soft and gushy as how individuals deal with crucial conversations?
Study after study suggests that the answer is yes.
War of the Generations: (Re) Entering the Under-Employed Workforce
By Jim Finkelstein, President and CEO, FutureSense, Inc.
