Written by: TOM CURRY, CPTM – Tom Curry, CPTM is the principal and founder of the Aquinas Sourcing Group. He has over 30 years of experience in the sourcing and procurement profession working for multinational organizations in the telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, utilities and media markets. Tom has a degree in economics from the University of Arizona…
An interesting TED Talk by Adam Grant, author and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, on the ‘Giver’ and ‘Taker’ personality types and how they can positively or negatively impact on an organisation’s culture, productivity, and success. FOLLOW FOR FREE – To receive the free ‘Learning Matters’ daily news via email, simply click on the ‘Follow’…
Written by: M.S. RAO, PH.D. “A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Soft leadership is a new relationship-oriented leadership style that effectively blends soft skills with leadership. This style emphasizes transformation of people more than transaction of tasks. It…
by John Ambrose “Ultimately, the goal learning and HR leaders have is to be able to leverage HR and learning analytics to understand what training has been most effective. Using that information, they then can implement the programs that drive better personal and organizational performance. In the current competitive landscape, adaptive, individualized learning will be…
How would your organisation fare if its leadership development program was evaluated and benchmarked against the systems seen by an experienced practitioner? What would be the strengths of the program currently in place at your organisation? Where would the opportunities for improvement in your program reside? Attempt to score the leadership development program at your…
By Karen Schmidt – November 2016 Leaders and leadership are not the same thing, even though the two terms are often used interchangeably. In order for your organisation to grow, you need both. So what is leadership, why does it matter and how do you help the people…
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