Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

Training and development is often seen as a quick fix to close gaps between expected and actual performance. Used this way, training is a cost to the organization. But with a proper approach, employee ...

Organizational development is completely dependent upon professional development of employees. Whether in management or the front-line, staff must grow professionally in order for the organization to ...

Comparison outlines how leadership development providers approach communication, collaboration and organizational ...

Many creators of training programs fail to consider the company’s organizational structure and culture and instead employ a one-size-fits-all approach, which can be damaging to both the training ...

As a proud small-business owner, you may be known for trumpeting some numbers from the U.S. Small Business Administration that make you feel proud of your sector of the economy: The more than 30 ...

Business leaders must continually look at the changing market to develop and implement strategies within their organizations. Failure to do so results in becoming less relevant to consumers and losing ...

This course focuses on change at an individual, team and organizational level. We examine how training programs help individuals improve their skills, how managers can use scientific principles to ...

Anne Moretti is director of organizational development and training. What is the OD&T Unit? As you know, a part of the initial UB 2020 activities included a task force that focused on human resources ...

The world is changing rapidly, and old ways of leading will not take us where we need to go—especially due to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. Therefore, traditional models of ...