Every year, organizations spend millions of dollars on soft skills training. However, when learners try to put their new skills to use without the benefit of structure or reinforcement from their manager, actual behavior change and application of skills are typically only fractionally effective. Leaders who take the time to carefully plan implementation strategies for before,…
To gain a competitive edge, organizations are going beyond traditional methods of developing their people and turning to coaching principles to bring out the best in their employees. According to research by CIPD, 51 percent of companies now consider coaching crucial to their strategy. Over 70 percent of organizations say they benefit from improved work…
L&D professionals have a unique role to play in supporting senior executive vision—but only if they are fully equipped to operate in the same high level of executive space. Generally speaking, training is a fixed and tactical instructional event. As a result, the challenge for L&D professionals is how to have the mindset, as much…
How is performance management going in your organization? If the emphasis is on assessment, it’s likely that employees and managers alike would rather avoid the whole affair. Who wants to judge—or be judged—and face all of the emotional fallout that comes with it? Instead, I recently have been working with clients to approach performance management…
In the field of learning and development, we typically refer to technical skills as hard skills and behavioral skills as soft skills. While soft skills are less tangible than hard skills, they are actually more valuable for a potential leader to acquire. Without the skills of communication, engagement, and empowerment, leaders are not able to…