As employers and managers these days we have a lot of difficult issues to deal with. The biggest of which is probably turnover. Employees quit for various number of reasons. I have read studies that show turnover is high after high school reunions, birthdays and even work anniversaries. These are natural times of self reflection and are fairly obvious to why someone would move on in their career for greener pastures. But, they are the minority reason for why someone quits their job,
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  Adapted from work originally published by Marshall Goldsmith.     Imagine yourself at the ripe old age of 95. Imagine you laying there on your deathbed, you are about to take your final breath when a miracle happens. You get the opportunity to go back and give your younger self a piece of advise to make life better. What would you say to the past you? What would your years of knowledge and perspective sum up to? People in this situation have be...

  Unlike traditional reviews and other types of feedback, 360-degree reviews include input from a broad range of people: peers, managers, direct reports, and sometimes customers.
One of the most valuable aspects of this is the opinions are voiced anonymously, which encourages a higher level of honesty than you might normally get. However, the truth is not always pretty, and receiving a negative 360-degree review can be upsetting, especially when the opinions are echoed at m...

    We've all heard it before when costs are tight, and budgets are being scrutinised, training spend is often the first expense to get the chop.
Why is that??
Training its often under-valued in an organisation unless there is a very clear way to see the tangible benefits.
Intrinsically, we know there is value to training staff and for specific occupations, it's a necessity but trying to apply a measurement technique to it is sometimes difficu...

I usually start my day with a read-around of curated articles, delivered to my inbox by, NextDrat (The day's most fascinating news from Dave Pell) and Medium ( a place to read, write, and interact with the stories that matter most to you) Between the two emails, it is possible for me to miss the whole morning as I read the articles curated explicitly for me, then and follow links to related articles, in an attempt to keep up with what is happening in the world and especially in my ...