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Presentation Horror Stories

Cue the scary music. Just in time for Halloween, <i>Performance & Profits</i> offers a sample of tales about presentation nightmares that are guaranteed to give you goose bumps. Don't read this alone....

Corporate Productivity: How to Improve Productivity in an Organization

When times get tough, productivity becomes an overriding priority. Your organization has to get the most out of every resource, even while cutting nonessential costs. But which productivity-enhancement practices are most effective? In May 2008 the...

Profitability vs. Growth: How to Achieve Both

Bottom-line margin or top-line growth? Ask managers which they want and they will tell you "both." But research into over a thousand companies shows that only 32% are able to achieve both more often than not. With the odds stacked against them, how...

Protect Yourself Against Fraud in Procurement

How to safeguard your company from purchasing fraud.

Pulling Your Organization Out of a Dip

Dips in morale for whatever reason need the attention of every manager, plus HR responsibility.

Raising Trust Capital

Trust from your team doesn't come from your job title; it comes from your sincere efforts in leadership. Like stocks that lose value from poor performance, your behavior toward your team members can result in gains and losses. Likewise, through your...

Raising Well-Adjusted &quot;Generation Texters&quot;

If U got teens, U gt 2 C dis! Clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Osit offers survival strategies for a generation of parents whose children can't remember a time without computers, the Internet and cell phones....

Rally ’Round the Brand Wagon

What can marketing teach HR about recruiting and retaining top talent? Plenty, according to Donna J. Bear of the Institute for Corporate Productivity, who says that HR departments must build a brand as an employer....

Reaching Ethical Agreement Across Cultures

Four steps to help people from different cultures find common ground.

Recovery! Turning Service Failures Around

Although every business strives for perfection, sometimes a breakdown in service is unavoidable. The good news is that every service failure provides an opportunity to create a loyal customer—if the situation is handled properly.