The worst recession in three generations has wreaked havoc on our markets and the companies that operate within them. And our employees are living with fear and uncertainty about the economy, their jobs and their careers. More than ever, there is urgency around building and restoring trust – between departments, within teams, across suppliers,...
With its headquarters located in Tampa, Florida, the people of Blueline Simulations have been casting their gaze to the water. Here, it is mostly rocky and not sandy, but the water is blue and warm. A drive across town is marked by sightings of pelicans, and sometimes even a few dolphins. You see a...
Isn’t it interesting? The American Society for Training and Development’s (ASTD) International Conference was packed with sessions on virtual learning, social media, 3D, best practices for webinars and so on. I attended the conference, and while there, I received a press release about Ken Blanchard’s acquisition of the Trustworks Group. Yes, I did receive...
Turn on the TV or click to your favorite news website and it won’t take long to find a story about the decline of trust in organizations. Damaged trust is at the heart of economic turmoil, and millions of workers have felt the effects in painful and personal ways. The 2009 annual Edelman Trust...
I recently listened to a dialog between Warren Bennis and Daniel Goleman on transparency. The question they were reflecting upon was: “Is Transparency Inevitable?” I thought it might be fun to blog about this topic so I share below some of the take-aways for me from their conversation (which by the way is on...
