Too often, when Board members struggle with attendance, participation or decision making, they simplistically resort to a Board training session or undertake team building to address their problems. Those techniques seldom work to address those problems. Why Board Training Alone Seldom Restores Boards It is not uncommon that Board members want a “quick fix” to …

Mentoring Sections of This Topic Include Descriptions of Mentoring Test – How Well Do You Mentor People Now? Mentoring — Ripe for Training Being a Mentor Getting a Mentor Setting Up a Mentoring Program Also consider Related Library Topics Descriptions of Mentoring There are many perspectives on the definition of mentoring, especially since the relatively …

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I recently reviewed a wonderful professional production of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL and then later came home to The Tony Awards Show. (Ironically, the musical is a satire on corporations and government, taking advantage of the people, and multitude of other things not necessary to go into here.) In spite of the subject matter, the experience …

We often talk about good teamwork as everyone getting along and coming together with the same vision. It may sound counter intuitive to say the best way to promote teamwork is through conflict. Teamwork coaching rhetoric often tells us conflict is something to be avoided, but the truth is that a healthy amount of discord …

Funny thing about sharks. They don’t really go after minnows; they are too small. But they will go after each other once blood is drawn. That usually involves a bite on the back by one shark, and others wanting keep their place join in the frenzy until only a few edible fragments sink to the …

Believe it or not there is a positive side to this, but be careful what you wish for. As they should, all employees should receive supervisory, management and leadership training–if only to know their functions. Often the training is job related or of a more general nature. The training helped this young man know the …

It seems no one wants to hire an exemplary person, but someone just to do the job. By “exemplary” I mean someone who has more than the obvious talent, education or experience for the job. It’s definitely easier to train an new employee to do the company job, than to discover hidden talents of an …