The Innovative Workplace: Does HR Hold the Key?

By Anya Levykh “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” ~ Steve Jobs (1955-2011), co-founder and late chairman/CEO of Apple Inc. Stop the presses. Shut the...

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What Does a Great Leader Look Like?

By Laurie Glasser, CHRP Many managers are either owners or were promoted because they did a good job as employees.  But becoming known as a...

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Half of Leaders Admit to Stagnation in Innovation

From un-evolved leadership practices to the decreased emphasis US organizations put on innovation, leadership has barely budged in the last decade, according to the...

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Willing and Able (but Frustrated): The Enemy of Engagement

By Jason McRobbie What if the enemy of engagement lies within the structure of the workplace itself? Engaged teams and innovative potentials are elegant byproducts of...

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Leveraging the Workforce: Developing Young Talent

By Yumi Numata Despite debate and different perceptions around how generational differences manifest themselves in the workforce, stereotypes of ‘entitled’ Millennials, cynical Gen X-ers or...

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The Good Boss: Insights for a Healthy and Productive Workplace

By Jim and Matt Finkelstein The question often looms: Why do we work?  Perhaps it doesn’t really matter why – we all have to work...

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The Future of Higher Learning?

By Jennifer Gervès-Keen Jeffrey Simpson's editorial in the Globe and Mail (October 21, 2011) highlights some of my recent thoughts around the current lack of...

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Building Trust for Global Collaboration

By Kyla Nicholson, CHRP Business travel is often perceived as glamorous by those people that don’t have to do it. After a few trips where...

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