by Jamesson Voice | Mar 1, 2021 | Development, Uncategorized
Immature leadership? No wonder we have so many people leading who simply aren’t prepared. In the past there were many more layers of management. Those days are long gone. As organizations flattened for efficiency, they lost critical training grounds for leaders....
by Jamesson Voice | Feb 22, 2021 | Development, News, Training and Development ROI
What’s your ROI on learning initiatives and your overall training and development budget? Don’t feel bad if you don’t have that figure handy. It’s been a topic of debate for decades. Maybe it’s similar to advertising… “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted;...
by wordpressAdmin | Feb 16, 2021 | Development, News, Uncategorized
Eleanor Brownn, the inspirational writer, gave us the now popular expression “you cannot serve from an empty vessel” to champion me-time for replenishment. The more jaded among us might prefer, “Put your oxygen mask on first, “given the last 12 months. Choose your...
by Jamesson Voice | May 22, 2019 | Development, Presentation skills, Uncategorized
“Communication skills” has remained at the top of Training magazine’s “Priority Skills for Leadership Development” ranking, for the past three years. In 2018, it ranked first. In 2017 and 2019 it ranked second. It’s likely to stay...
by wordpressAdmin | Apr 18, 2018 | Development, Uncategorized
Kudos to Starbucks for making a statement against racial bias. Closing all their stores for an afternoon of training will cost millions in lost revenue, but pay off in the end. Unfortunately, that payoff is more in the area of public relations than in actual changes...
by Jamesson Voice | Apr 15, 2018 | Development, Uncategorized
Character counts. It’s true for organizations as well as individuals. Recently this question was posed: what are the biggest HR turn-offs you want to avoid in your company’s recruitment efforts? The biggest turn-offs for millennials and Generation Z often...
