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What’s next for leadership skills and the future of work? In these VUCA (Volatile-Uncertain-Complex-Ambiguous) times, what’s next seems to be top of everyone’s mind these days from the coffee shop to the board room. So it seemed pretty obvious that when Dr. Liz Alexander and Geeks Geezers and Googlization host and TEDx Speaker Ira S […]
When a hiring manager is asked to list the most important job skills, multitasking often appears near or at the top of list. For sure, top performers carry heavy workloads. Expectations are high to get more done with fewer resources in less time. Unscheduled disruptions and unanticipated distractions seem to be a common occurrence too. So […]
Many managers consider motivation as something employees have or don’t have. And when they don’t have it, the popular belief is that you can create it with the right incentives. But what if motivation is a skill that is learned and can be taught? At its core, motivational theory supports that people are motivated by […]
Employee motivation is one of the most discussed and debated topics in business today – just as it’s been for decades. Whether it is how to attract better applicants or retain current employees, motivation is what management talks about. Motivation also remains one of the most misunderstood topics in companies today. Nearly every theory – […]
Pennsylvania College of Technology celebrated its 100th anniversary of educating and training students for skilled jobs in the workforce. This video was broadcast on PBS and includes interviews with school officials, celebrities like Mike Rowe, and author consultant Ira S Wolfe. Click on […]
Career development is high on the list of many high potential employees. So why is it that so many employees seem to build successful careers only to fall quickly from their perch when put to the test. Because sometimes success is built on the backs of bad habits. They focus only on behaviors that bring immediate […]
In my last post I pointed out how ignoring your weaknesses was a flaw in the strategy to discover your strengths. Even Gallup admits that its research has been distorted. Let’s now move on to the second reason why relying on strengths alone is a path that may lead to performance disappointment, dispassion, and missed […]
