Rapid changes in technology and business practices require a skilled and knowledgeable workforce with employees who are adaptive, flexible and focused on the future. Ensuring that employee development is current and effective can provide many challenges to small and large organizations alike. […]
Many organizations are struggling with offering their employees training and development opportunities with ever shrinking resources. With today’s economic constraints, it is necessary for organizational leaders and HR professionals to examine alternative development opportunities. […]
There has been much discussion about the subject of stress in the workplace over the years. I don’t know if we can ever create totally stress free work environments because of the challenges in today’s world, our competitive businesses and the expectations in both the private and public sector; however, there [...]
Businesses make decisions concerning where to invest their dollars based on either financial or resource areas. Sometimes these decisions are based on both. As always, it’s a difficult decision because you want to hire more people to do the work, but you don’t always have the work to hire the people right away. Consequently, decisions on where and when to invest can be daunting.
Let’s face it: the majority of firm leaders today represent the Baby Boomer generation, and for many of us, retirement looms on the horizon. Who will replace us to lead our firms into the future, and what should we be doing in order to ensure that they are prepared to lead?