In 2011, U.S. companies spent $59.7 billion on training and development. Even though this figure is a 13% increase over 2010 expenditures, a good amount of companies included in the survey—25 percent—actually had a decrease in their training budget. And …
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Every manager likes to think that her team adores her, but as the never-ending flood of bad-boss stories makes clear, there are lots of bad bosses out there. What’s more, bad bosses don’t usually realize that they’re bad bosses! Here …
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In a recent TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, speculated why there are so few female leaders. She thinks they undervalue themselves and their abilities, which in turn causes them to be undervalued in the workplace. While men …
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I saw a really great quote a few days ago from the American Management Association, “You will only be remembered for two things: the problems you solve or the ones you create.” I think this is one of the most …
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Achieving work/life balance has been credited with making workers more productive, more loyal and less stressed, and yet a recent survey from Harvard Business School shows that even global executives feel the need to be on the job 24/7. One …
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Each of our workplace experts has weighed in on the following question from a reader to give you four points of view. Here’s the question, with our experts’ responses below: My organization seems to make a habit of not following …
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I swear by mentoring as one of the best ways to teach your team members what they need to know to be productive and send the message that you think they’re important and care about their growth. Obviously, an official …
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