Category: Corporate Training

Performance Management: Managing Employee Performance

Any business owner will tell you about the immense difference between vision and reality. Performance management is how management works to achieve outcomes that match the vision as closely as possible. While performance management might sound like a specific niche of management, in reality, “management” as a whole is largely made up of performance management.…

Employee Engagement: Productivity KPI

Employee engagement has become increasingly emphasized in the landscape of modern business management. Yet there are still many organizations that aren’t focused on this profoundly important driver of productivity. Anyone who’s had experience in management will attest to the difficulties in maximizing the potential inherent within a company. Why is it that companies experience such…

Leadership Vision: Grab Yours Now

Leadership vision is what separates cohesive teams from scattered teams. Every new member you add to a team increases the complexity of the operation. Synchronizing the activities of many self-interested people is crucial to steering a business toward its objectives, but it is not easy. This is why leadership vision is essential. In this article,…

KPI: How to Use Key Performance Indicators

KPI, which stands for Key Performance Indicator, is an acronym you’ve almost certainly heard bandied about by people working in or studying management. But if you’ve never had a specific reason to investigate what KPIs are, it’s likely you’re unfamiliar with the meaning of the term. If you hope to have a career in management,…

Interpersonal Communication: What Is It?

Interpersonal communication is one of those concepts that sounds so self-explanatory that it’s easy not to take a deeper look at what it is. But having an underdeveloped sense of interpersonal communication puts you at a disadvantage. The fact that we all communicate with each other in certain obvious ways—speech, body language, text, etc.—obscures just…

What Is Creative Thinking?

What is creative thinking and why does it matter? In today’s constantly evolving world, people who can think creatively are highly sought after. They have an innate ability to see things through a different lens. They can see patterns and make connections that others cannot. They are flexible and can pivot when change inevitably comes…

Leader vs Manager: A Difference of Purpose

The comparison of a leader vs. a manager might seem like a distinction without a difference. Indeed, many of us use these two terms interchangeably, as if the two roles have identical functions. However, the difference between a leader and a manager is more than mere semantics. You’re unlikely to find someone who has actually…

What Is Change Management?

What is Change Management? Change is the one constant in business, and Change Management is a process that ensures people are able to embrace organizational change successfully. People comprise organizations and they will make or break the success of an initiative - whether it be a merger or acquisition or the implementation of a new…

Top Books On Management

Management is no joke. Great managers know that in order to excel, they must exhibit above par communication skills, demonstrate a thorough understanding of business concepts, and also know how to effectively manage people. Management isn't for everyone, that's for sure. Thankfully, there are plentiful resources that exist for the sole purpose of helping managers…

Open Innovation: What Is It?

Open Innovation allows organizations to generate new ideas quickly and economically. Additionally, it allows them to not rely solely on their internal research and development teams. In today’s competitive marketplace, every organization must be consistently innovating, or risk falling behind its competitors. New ideas are the bread and butter of any organization, and without constantly…