Coaching Tip

APRIL 6, 2011

As many as 41% of employers have used more independent contractors over the past two years, according to an online survey of 430 senior human resource executives conducted by Right Management. Asked if their organizations had seen an increase in the use of independent contractors in the last two years, 41% of respondents said yes and 59% said no. “Nearly all companies are re-examining their talent management practices in order to align their workforce with their business strategy ,” Michael Haid

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Talent Management Survey Short-term Compliance 105

Coaching Tip

APRIL 5, 2011

The primary task of management as a liberal art is to provide leadership for human beings to help them fulfill the mission of the organization. Historically, the definition of a liberal art was a skill or craft practiced by a free citizen with time and means for study, a member of the elite, ruling classes of society. Liberal arts training meant training citizens to be society's leaders.

Drucker 102

Drucker Leadership Definition Executive Coaching 102

Coaching Tip

APRIL 2, 2011

Malcolm Gladwell writes in his best seller, Outliers: The Story of Success , that our individual successes "are products of our history and community, of opportunity and legacy." And he uses his family history to prove his point. Gladwell writes, "My great-great-great-grandmother was bought [by William Ford] at Alligator Pond [a slave market on the south coast of Jamaica].

Committee 99

Committee Social Capital Politics Education 99

Coaching Tip

APRIL 5, 2011

Family therapists, marriage counselors and personal coaches increasingly recognize that personality assessments can lead clients not only to greater self-insight but also to improved relationships. The tests "can help get to the heart of the problem quickly," says Richard Levak, a Del Mar, Calif., psychologist, who uses them extensively in his practice.

Self-aware 84

Self-aware Education Operations Motivation 84

Coaching Tip

APRIL 2, 2011

A growing body of scientific research shows one of jugglers' favorite time-saving techniques, multitasking, can actually make you less efficient and, well, stupider. Trying to do two or three things at once or in quick succession can take longer overall than doing them one at a time, and may leave you with reduced brainpower to perform each task. Among the many distractions faced by car drivers is the multitasking done with cellphones and other wireless devices that have contributed to the most

Meyer 84

Meyer Wireless Efficiency Resources 84

Coaching Tip

APRIL 2, 2011

By Bob Knight, coach of 902 victories: most wins in Division I college basketball history. This weekend is college basketball's Final Four , the culmination of "March Madness" and a six-month-long season that has turned 20-year-olds into national celebrities. Perennial powerhouses Connecticut and Kentucky will be competing, but so will small-conference "Cinderellas" Butler and Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Hotels Conference Objective Media 84