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Do Your Talent Management Strategies Develop These 7 Successful Leadership Practices?

  In the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape—which is expected to continue for 2015—leaders face many challenges that require aggressive, sustained talent management strategies to prepare them for success. New research from Development Dimensions International (DDI) and The Conference Board, titled The Global Leadership Forecast (GLF) 2014 | 2015, Ready-Now Leaders: Meeting […]

Putting the "me" in team

Putting the “me” in team

There is no “I” in team, but there is a “me.” How many times have you heard someone utter that phrase tongue-in-cheek? I’m sure it has been at least a time or two. Now think for a moment, have you ever worked with someone who really does put the “me” in team? My guess is […]

When Training Isn’t in the Safety Budget

By Jennifer Busick In yesterday’s Advisor, we discussed some training job trends in the environment, health, and safety (EHS) space. Today, guest columnist Jennifer Busick looks at what you can do if workplace safety training gets back-burnered when funds run low.

Legal Hiring in 2019: What Managers Need to Know

The start of a new year is a great time to hire new legal staff. If you’re like many law firms and corporate legal departments in the United States, that’s good news, as litigation and other specialty areas are driving organizations into hiring mode in the beginning of 2019.

Why Should Employers Provide Medical Emergency Training?

When considering what training to provide to employees, usually the focus is on employee development. But one area more and more employers are considering is how to ensure employees are able to react appropriately if a medical emergency occurs on the job.

Leadership Skills Must Be Learned, Says Safety Expert

John Fulton is president of CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company—at least until September 30 when he plans to retire after a distinguished career. CH2M Hill is a large construction and engineering firm that’s been associated with high-visibility projects, including nuclear closures for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). During his time at CH2M Hill, Fulton […]

FedEx, Uber, and the new economy: redefining the working relationship

by Mark I. Schickman Many of my clients are looking for ways to redefine the working relationship away from the employee model. There are various motives for this: the desire to avoid employee liability, the hope to avoid paying taxes and benefits, and the goal to avoid “head count” (whatever that means). But the law […]

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Skills Unlikely to Be Automated: The 3 Cs

In a previous post, we discussed the fear of many workers of losing their jobs to automation, and we suggested that rather than focusing on specific jobs, we should look at underlying skills that are relatively immune to these impacts—like the ability to empathize, an emotional competence, required by psychotherapists.

Spotting Top Talent During an Interview

How many top performing candidates have you interviewed? How many have you hired? More importantly, how many slipped through your fingers because you didn’t know they would be top performers? Today we’ll look at an article by Rick Crossland on exactly this topic.

Why It Pays to Keep Your Job Descriptions Current

Yesterday, we looked at telecommuting—aka “the benefit that keeps on giving” to both employees and employers. Today, our take on another low-cost yet highly beneficial activity you’re probably not spending enough time on: updating your job descriptions.