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The Leader as a Coach
To develop leaders consistently and globally, W.W. Grainger Inc. delivers shared coaching expectations, a common coaching language and tools, and higher goal attainment.
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Chally Group Worldwide Promotes COO to CEO
After more than 38 years building Chally principals Howard and Sarah Stevens plan to turn their attention to other initiatives, including the Sales Education Foundation.
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Learn From Failure
Learning leaders should not be scared of failure — they should embrace it. Not doing so could quell the potential for innovation and increased performance.
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Survey: Training Spending Remains Steady Talent Management Priority
While reduced talent management investment is the new normal, there’s a desire for increased leadership training.
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Express Learning’s ROI Through Storytelling
When told well, stories add meaning to metrics. Learning leaders should embrace the skill to convey business impact and show the worth of a leadership development program.
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AlliedBarton Security Services Promotes Cordivari, O’Bryan
AlliedBarton Security Services, a provider of trained security personnel, appointed Rich Cordivari to vice president of national accounts. Brent O’Bryan succeeds Cordivari as AlliedBarton’s new vice president of learning & development.
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Survey: CFOs Cite Communication, Leadership as Top Areas for Improvement
Thirty-one percent of chief financial officers interviewed named communication as the area where employees need to improve the most.
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Great Learning Starts With Communities
Creating a sense of organizational community helps increase employee engagement and retention in a multigenerational workforce.
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The Upside-Down Pyramid
When employees know leaders expect the best from them and will back them up, they feel more prepared and comfortable making decisions.
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Employee Trust of Leaders Lags
Leaders are faulted for not linking employee goals to overall corporate performance.