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We advocate the need to go beyond training and development because we recognise that neither is enough and each has its characteristic limitations. Development is too open, training not open enough. Training cannot cope with a world of uncertainty, while development may accept it to the point of giving no guidance in how to shape the world. Training cannot deal with a high degree of … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Human Resources, Training & Development

America strikes world-weary Europeans as an adolescent nation. It revels in junk food and has adolescent clothes and tastes. It accepts some types of extreme behavior, such as guns and drugs, which some find distasteful. These flaws are balanced as a whole, though, by the enthusiasm of adolescence and the inability to see the downsides of situations. That’s why I like to get to America … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Context Magazine | Subject: Motivation

The enjoyment of property that [man] has in this state [the state of nature] is very unsafe, very unsecure. This makes him willing to quit a condition, which, however free, is full of fears and continual dangers: and it is not without reason, that he seeks out, and is willing to join in society with others, who are already united, or have a mind to … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: The Second Treatise on Civil Government | Subjects: Motivation, Organizational Behavior

The key to creating a stable, productive workplace is to put employees in charge of their own success…The developed steps to get there are geared toward giving employees a clear sense of their personal and professional strengths and weaknesses, and consequently, teaching them how those traits can be leveraged to improve both performance and compatibility on the job. To gain this awareness, it is important … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Dinah Daniels | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

Wisdom from Ketchum Inside, the workplace communications and change management practice of Ketchum, a top-10 global public relations firm.

Content: Article | Sources: CEO Refresher, Ketchum Inside | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

“Lies, rumors, and office gossip have always been an entrenched part of the workscape. The office water cooler has long been a place to chitchat about the latest company news and to swap lurid tales . . . Left unchecked, certain kinds of office gossip can lead to serious problems. Employees who perceive that they’re working in a hostile environment might also feel that they … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Samuel Greengard | Source: Work Force Magazine | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

Men of genius sometimes work best when they work least.

Content: Quotation | Source: LiNE Zine | Subjects: Human Resources, Work

A two-page summary of research by the American Management Association of workplace testing of basic skills, job skills, and psychological meaurement (2001)

Content: Online Resource | Source: American Management Association (AMA) | Subjects: Human Resources, Management

A motivator is a passion that increases when satisfied.

Content: Quotation | Subject: Motivation

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Content: Book | Author: Carol Curtis | Subjects: Career, Human Resources

Grading employees via forced rankings is a valuable management tool, say many companies. A slew of employees beg to differ.

Content: Article | Author: Matthew Boyle | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: Human Resources, Management

Studies reflect fewer than 30 percent of downsizing efforts have achieved anticipated profitability. This statistic suggests the real downsizing losers are organizations and stockholders.

Content: Article | Author: Freda Turner, Ph.D. | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Best Practices, Human Resources

Summary of main issues raised in a journal article about the consequences of corpporate layoffs.

Content: Article | Author: Peter Allan | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Human Resources, Management

Mildly scientific in its original conception, the selection interview first came into vogue around 100 years ago and remains the primary tool for hiring new employees. Researchers continue to debate how well this time-worn process works to find the best candidate for the job, and indeed if it works at all. M. Ronald Buckley and colleagues examine a century’s worth of theory and practice.

Content: Article | Authors: Amy Christine Norris, Danielle S. Wiese, M. Ronald Buckley | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

Given recent increases in the use of stock options, one might reasonably expect that employees – the beneficiaries of this perk – understand how options work. But according to recent research by Wharton professors David Larcker and Richard Lambert, employees tend to be relatively uninformed as to the basic economics of stock options, a finding that has important implications for employers, boards of directors and … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Finance, Human Resources

A successful interview should determine if there is a match between the individual and the job. Furthermore, a good interview process allows you to understand their behavior, values, motivations, and qualifications.

Content: Article | Author: Gregory P. Smith | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Human Resources

“At the end of the day, we bet on people, not strategies.” So how do we attract and retain the right people to bet on?

Content: Article | Author: Anne Riches | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior

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Content: Book | Authors: Anntoinette D. Lucia, Richard Lepsinger | Subjects: Human Resources, Management