Fetching coffee and making copies: are these the tasks that come to mind when you think of internships? If so, you’re not alone. For years, organizations have viewed interns as a source of cheap (or … Read More
5 Questions That Will Set Your Leadership 360 Up for Success
When done well, 360 surveys can be a powerful catalyst for building self-awareness and developing one’s leadership skills. Here are five important questions to consider as you design your 360 program. Which leaders should participate … Read More
Help Leaders Get the Most Out of Their 360° Survey
Going through a 360° survey process can be enormously valuable for building self-awareness and improving leadership skills. At the same time, the process can also be humbling (to say the least), surprising and downright hard. … Read More
Finding Your Genius
A few years ago I was researching reasons for non-performance–why most people get stuck and never realize their full potential. I came across a TED talk by Dr. Gay Hendricks. The focus of his talk … Read More
Valuing People and Effectiveness – Maintaining a Balance
In analyzing our 2014 trend data from 1,150 organizations, we see that organizations continue to be better at getting results than valuing people. In our 18 years of research, we know that successful organizations are … Read More
The Big Data Boom: Helping Leaders Accomplish Strategic Priorities
According to a Big Data @ Work study of 1,144 organizations in over 90 countries, conducted by the University of Oxford School of business in conjunction with IBM, “The most effective big data solutions identify … Read More
Business Analytics are all the Rage: Should HR Care?
There has been a lot of buzz lately about business analytics, predictive analytics, and big data. Organizations are using such methods to predict behaviors of customers, understand marketing and sales strategies, and inform strategic decisions. … Read More