Dr. Carol S. Dweck is one of the world�s leading researchers in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University.  Her research has focused on why people succeed and how to foster success... more...

Just 30 percent of global executives surveyed are positive about their employer´s onboarding and assimilation process for new hires, according to the latest Executive Quiz from Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), the premier global provider of... more...

  Raising our 15-year old daughter is a constant challenge. As those her age are prone to do, she has perfected the art of exploiting our weaknesses as a parental team. For example, if my wife says she can't have a sleepover at our house beca... more...

I don't watch much TV. But on a recent Saturday morning, I found myself channel-surfing for about 15 minutes. I was amazed at how many of the ads were about getting in shape. Here are some of the exact phrases I heard: "Six-second abs." "Easy s... more...

Most of us would agree that the weakest link in organizational learning and development occurs in the follow-through phase. Recently, I had a demo on the expanded functionality of Zenger Folkman´s ActionPlan Mapper (TM) For those of you who are... more...

This is the fourth in a series based on our manager's boot camp. Part 1 focused on the ten hardest things about managing people. Part 2 focused on the principles and tactics we teach managers. Part 3 focused on the most common obstacles preventing ma... more...

It was sometime after dinner when my MBA wife calmly told our twelve-year old son: "Shut up, sit down and just do what you´re told." Not exactly his three core competencies.  And not exactly her most motivational moment. Some Back... more...

Many employers admit their leadership development programs are no longer competitive, according to a survey of 3,000 senior HR executives by Novations Group, a consulting and training firm based in Boston.  One in three employers concedes its pr... more...

It�s been a long time since I went on my first job interview. I graduated over 20 years ago. Since then, I�ve been a chemical engineer in the nuclear power industry and a software engineer for several telecommunications companies. I�ve changed career... more...

  In an interview with Veritude´sWorkforce Insights, Sylvia Ann Hewlett, who heads the Center for Work-Life Policy in New York, argues that the double lives that many minority executives lead can and should be changed. In a Ha... more...