by MELANY GALLANT | Jan 13th, 2012 | Coaching, Leadership & Management |
In an employment context, you might think that “addition by subtraction” has a rather ominous sound to it. In fact, if you read between the lines, it usually means someone is getting fired.
But not so fast.
Addition by subtraction is actually a good thing—and it has nothing to do with handing out pinks slips. Instead, it’s about becoming an exporter of talent—a topic that Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director, thoughtLEADERS, LLC discusses in his blog post,
by SEAN CONRAD | Dec 14th, 2011 | Leadership & Management |
We all understand the concept of brainstorming. Lock a few employees in a room and the exponential power of combined minds will hash out a problem, issue or creative challenge by throwing ideas at it.
The assumption is that these employees will be “on” and ready with creative ideas right away, and that they will solve the problem with equal, creative participation.
While this semi-structured method for generating ideas has facilitated ad-hoc business meetings to move forward, [...]
by MELANY GALLANT | Nov 18th, 2011 | Leadership & Management |
The Washington Post reported earlier today that federal workers are dissatisfied with the efficacy of senior leadership across many government agencies. Reporting findings from the 2011 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings, the article states that government-wide satisfaction averaged a grade of 64 points out of 100, with poor leadership ranked as the number 1 reason (for the sixth year in a row) for this dissatisfaction.
Self-evaluation [...]
Most progressive companies are coming to recognize the importance of strong talent management practices and the impact they can have on company performance.
But how far reaching in an organization’s structure should talent management go, and who should be paying more attention?
According to recent research from human capital analysts David Creelman and Andrew Lambert, talent management is a strategic issue that’s squarely on the agenda of the boards of directors – and with [...]
More and more it is becoming a standard for work environments to have a strong, solid culture that tends to the social needs of the employee. Workplaces that have good management and leaders, and a fluid and positive internal culture, are grabbing the most talented fish in the job market.
Recently neurologists conducted a study that focused on how our [...]
