How an Online Psychology Degree Can Open Doors for Your Career
If you’re already enjoying a tenured position in your job, there’s also the danger of going stagnant. If you’ve not taken any course of…
People Development
People Development articles set out some of the most up to date thinking from around the world. Helping organisations and businesses to develop their people is essential. Our writers share their insights and expertise setting out how teams and individuals can develop.
Our articles cover topics covering a range of interventions, both formal and informal.
Help Your Team To Love Learning By Cultivating These 4 Attitudes
Helpful tips for leaders to create a culture of learning and renewal in their organizations. It isn’t just Millennials who have a lot to learn
17 Ways to Keep Employees on Top of their Game
For employees, finding a good job can be quite tough. However, for employers, a good employee can be even harder to find. Even then…
These Five Behaviors Can Elevate Your Team Performance
Improve your team performance “Not finance. Not strategy, Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is…
What Online Courses Are Best For Entrepreneurship
As an entrepreneur, you are liable for all the business’s daily operations. For this reason, you should master different abilities to enable your run…
What are Interpersonal Skills and How Can You Improve Them?
Ever heard someone say, “she/he lacks interpersonal skills” Or “their employees have very poor interpersonal skills”. If yes, then you probably walked away wondering…
Employee Diversity Increases Organizational Performance
Businesses need employee diversity Businesses benefit in many ways by promoting ethnic and gender employee diversity in their top-level management positions, typically seeing improved…
Reflection – The Heart Of True CPD
Look anew at CPD The acronym ‘CPD’ rolls easily off our tongue, but too often we forget what it really means. CPD has become,…
Influencing Through Expectation And The William Theory
What fascinated me about William was the lesson I learnt from one of our teachers who took a significantly different approach with him. From day one she never singled him out.
The Art of Paying Attention
Are you paying attention? I recently read two articles that I found interesting – one about the myth of multitasking and the other about…
How Mindfulness Contributes To Culture Change
Mindfulness contributes to culture change Mindfulness has attracted a lot of attention and more people are adopting it every day. A philosophy and practise…
People with Passion Drive Performance!
People with passion improve performance Joel was a senior executive with a major retailer when I began working with him. He knows the importance…
Emotional Intelligence Matters
Leadership is in essence a never ending journey of personal development and without a high level of emotional intelligence you simply will not be able to unleash your full potential as a leader.
Emotional Tools To Win Over Hearts and Minds
But how do you incorporate emotions as a leader? Here are 5 ways how feelings could be addressed within your personal leadership style:
Interview with Dr. John Kotter – Thought Leader and Harvard Professor
Dr John Kotter I have worked with students and business leaders for many years in the leadership, management and HR fields and of course, the tricky…
Interview with Sir Richard Branson Founder of the Virgin Group
We have had the pleasure of interviewing Sir Richard Branson for this months issue. Christina Lattimer interviews Sir Richard Branson Founder of Virgin Group, with some sound and inspirational advice for business leaders and CEO’s
Three Elephants In Learning and Development
Elephants can do considerable damage whether you are a farmer or learning and development professional. As a learning and development professional, you plant seeds…
5 Careers Which Help Others Grow And Develop
Looking to grow and develop? Looking for a satisfying and fulfilling career? You may need to look beyond the paycheck. Some people need more…
Four Essential Elements To Create A High Performing Team
Lora Schafer describes the Four Critical Needs of High Performing Teams and how they are interconnected.
Five Helpful Hacks to Stand Out In A Job Interview
How to stand out in a job interview One of the students in my Organizational Behavior class recently reached out to me for advice…
5 Essentials for Developing People
Oliver Christen gives 5 reasons why developing people is an essential investment to any business, and shows you how to do so.
Top Six Tips For Instilling Pride in High Performing Teams
Ruben Perczek and Simon Hartley’s six tips for instilling pride in high performing teams, their observation is that instilling pride in teams largely depends on the quality of attention to key aspects of this collaborative process.
Traps And Manipulation Techniques A Bad Boss Will Use To Snare You!
A bad boss may trap you The ancient lore of an Indonesian tribe reveals that when the great tree of life shakes it is…
3 Ways We Block Success
Three Ways We Block Success I’ve often wondered why people don’t, as a rule, live up to their potential, why we block success. People…
International Day Of Happiness – Is it on your agenda?
International Day of Happiness is 20th March Annually In April 2012, the United Nations held its first conference on happiness and wellbeing in New York…
Enduring Inspirational Leadership
Efiong takes a much needed look at how inspirational people have transcended place and culture and seem destined to endure. An inspirational look at some of the most iconic leaders of all time.
What I Learned When Working With Values
Working with values I have always been a values-driven person. During my early years, I wanted to make a difference and to help people…
Finding The Road To Freedom By Taking Responsibility
Taking Responsibility is the key to greater freedom Responsibility can be a tough bedfellow. Today in a couple of separate encounters, one with a…
5 Ways To Get Into The Inspiration Zone
Are you in the inspiration zone? I work best when I’m in the inspiration zone. For me, being in the inspiration zone means I…
12 Reasons To Say Thank You And Mean It
Why Thank You is so much more important than you might think Do you remember when you were a child? Your parents’ or…