Among the thousands of books, articles, and diatribes written about overseeing employees usually comes the inevitable comparison of managers versus leaders. Usually, it’s the leaders who come out on top: Leaders are the ones depicted as revolutionary trailblazers inspiring others, while managers are the ones cracking whips and counting pennies.
In boardrooms across the globe, a silent struggle is taking place, spanning both culture and industry: The generation gap. When you work in a field like eLearning, it’s hard to turn a blind eye to an issue that affects almost every aspect of your job. The generation gap dictates how we structure eLearning modules, user design, […]
From Mattel to General Mills, Google to Twitter, there are companies that regularly top “Best Companies to Work For” lists for publications the world over. But it’s not just the free cereal bar and the nap pods that skyrockets an organization’s employee satisfaction rates. Successful leadership training plays a huge role in employee quality of […]
Imagine a race car, flying across the track and rolling to a stop at the pit for a tire change. All members of the pit crew are so finely tuned to work as one unit that it’s almost like they read each other’s minds. And why do they work so hard to create a seamless […]
Most managers know the feeling all too well: After another night of burning the midnight oil, looking around and wishing that there was simply more of yourself to go around. But perhaps the problem isn’t time, but leadership skills. By investing in leadership training for managers and upwardly-mobile employees, you can help create a stronger circle of […]