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People First Policies: How to Create a Competency Development Plan

HR Digest

By aligning individual growth with the organization’s strategic objectives, competency development plans offer a myriad of benefits, including: Identifying Skill Gaps : A comprehensive assessment of current competencies allows organizations to pinpoint areas for improvement, ensuring targeted training and development initiatives.

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How To Sabotage Your Leadership

LDRLB

Because of its size, and my job, my first task was to report to a nondescript office building off a highway in New Jersey for three weeks of primary training. I learned about the company’s history, its product, and the chosen process that sales and marketing decided I should be guiding clients through. But really, it’s a terrible idea.

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Layoffs Rarely Pay Off: Here are 15 Alternatives

The Practical Leader

Many research reports showed that layoffs sometimes provided short-term relief but hurt most companies in the long-term: A study in the Academy of Management Journal , found that big layoffs often create even bigger turnover spikes soon after. Reducing wages for everyone with the highest percentages with senior and middle management.

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

As the importance of open and honest leadership continues to dominate the media spotlight, I find myself reflecting on how vital relationships are to building a positive working environment, and how important it is for all managers and leaders to develop this skill. Informed by these insights, we’ve made some changes to your CMI newsletter.

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How to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth

Skip Prichard

Companies with a healthy culture gain a positive reputation, not only among employees, but also with customers and the market. It must be continuously nurtured, supported, and cultivated as business needs or the market changes, while still adhering to fundamental beliefs and values. The right culture attracts and retains better talent.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobson

He has presided over a dramatic turnaround, catapulting Scripps from near bankruptcy to a dominant market position. I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobson

He has presided over a dramatic turnaround, catapulting Scripps from near bankruptcy to a dominant market position. I’ve found great success in developing programs like our year-long Leadership Academy for middle managers or our six-month program called Employee 100 for front-line staff.

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