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February 27, 2012
New Article: The Right Choice

A person is the result of all his choices, both the right and the wrong ones. With a right choice, a person develops, matures, actualizes, and grows. A wrong choice is detrimental to growth. A person can make right and wrong choices, and in the course of a lifetime, knowingly and unknowingly, he makes both.

By Darryl S. Doane; Rose D. Sloat; and David S. Doane, Ph.D.

A critical component of my focus may be the right choice. We once heard a story of a farmer who had an old mule. One day, the farmer is out working and hears a distressful wailing that sounds as if something terrible has happened.

February 27, 2012
The Right Choice

A person is the result of all his choices, both the right and the wrong ones. With a right choice, a person develops, matures, actualizes, and grows. A wrong choice is detrimental to growth. A person can make right and wrong choices, and in the course of a lifetime, knowingly and unknowingly, he makes both.

By Darryl S. Doane; Rose D. Sloat; and David S. Doane, Ph.D.

A critical component of my focus may be the right choice. We once heard a story of a farmer who had an old mule. One day, the farmer is out working and hears a distressful wailing that sounds as if something terrible has happened.

February 20, 2012
Best Practices: T&D for Global JVs and M&As

Between 50 and 70 percent of international joint ventures (IJVs) fail, yet the number of IJVs, mergers, and acquisitions continues to increase. It is estimated that companies are making a combined investment of upward of $500 billion a year in these high-risk/high-reward ventures. What must not be overlooked is the role Training and Development can play in increasing the likelihood that these ventures will be more rewarding and less risky.

By Neal Goodman, Ph.D.

Between 50 and 70 percent of international joint ventures (IJVs) fail, yet the number of IJVs, mergers, and acquisitions continues to increase. It is estimated that companies are making a combined investment of upward of $500 billion a year in these high-risk/high-reward ventures. What must not be overlooked is the role Training and Development can play in increasing the likelihood that these ventures will be more rewarding and less risky. Here is one current example:

January 31, 2012
Assessing Human Potential to Predict Future Success

Objectively assessing potential and identifying an individual’s ability to succeed when faced with future challenges is difficult for many companies. But identifying employees who have the right characteristics and attributes—and specifically agility in learning, adapting to changing situations, understanding the business models, and building networks of useful contacts—should be part of every organization’s plan and will contribute to a high-performance organization.

By Roger Edwards, Senior Vice President, Strategic Consulting, Pilat HR Solutions

When the economy is in turmoil, it’s important to retain talented individuals to maintain business momentum and survive through the tough times. Coming out of a recession, it’s even more essential to have skilled talent in the right job to support growth.

November 23, 2011
Integrity and the Role of HRD

With all the apparent lapses of integrity we’ve witnessed, why are we not seeing more attention paid by the HR and HRD world? Here are a dozen suggestions of ways HR and HRD professionals can play a proactive role positioning integrity as a practical business strategy and crafting more“integrious” organizational cultures.

By Al Watts, Founder, inTEgro, Inc.

With all the apparent lapses of integrity we’ve witnessed, why are we not seeing more attention paid by the HR and HRD world? What should the roles of HR and HRD professional be? Here are three reasons it may be difficult to get our arms around integrity, and suggestions for helping leaders and their organizations function at the highest possible level:

March 24, 2011
Hiring Again?

When hiring starts again after a recession, workers often need a new skill mix. If so, it’s the trainer’s job to make sure employees—both current and those being hired—have those skills.

By Marc Hequet

When hiring starts again after a recession, workers often need a new skill mix. If so, it’s the trainer’s job to make sure employees—both current and those being hired—have those skills.

October 1, 2010
Talent Tips: Thank-You Training, CNN-Style

When training senior leaders on how to say, “Thanks for a job well done,” 
the key is ensuring they feel urgency and purpose—just like the way 
24/7 news networks disseminate information.

By Roy Saunderson

Exceptional senior leaders are visionaries whose mandate is to inspire other leaders to follow them, and together, they achieve specific goals. The universal bottom line is to 
increase business through positive customer results, which produces a healthy profit and good return on 
investment for shareholders. But the vision alone won’t get you there—proper execution is required. And that means recognizing employee efforts, commitment, and successes.

May 22, 2008
Five Things Not to Do in Front of an Audience

Audiences don't usually throw tomatoes or pound their shoes on the table in response to a bad presentation. But they do respond in more subtle ways: they don't buy your product, they don't sign up for your cause and they won't refer you.

Audiences don't usually throw tomatoes or pound their shoes on the table in response to a bad presentation. But they do respond in more subtle ways: they don't buy your product, they don't sign up for your cause and they won't refer you.

September 1, 2005
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Decent People, Decent Company

Decent People, Decent Company

June 1, 1999
Organizing Your Message: Getting copyright permission

Clearing the way for your rights Clearinghouses and performing-rights societies can help you speedily track down copyright owners, or sell you licenses to legally use or perform copyrighted materials

Clearing the way for your rights Clearinghouses and performing-rights societies can help you speedily track down copyright owners, or sell you licenses to legally use or perform copyrighted materials