What is professionalism? Do today’s employees display it? And what’s impacted when it’s missing? These are the questions the Center for Professional Excellence’s annual study on professionalism in the workplace strives to answer. But, based on the responses from managers and HR professionals, there is an even bigger question facing business leaders across the country – Is professionalism becoming a thing of the past?
A third of HR professionals and 21.2% of managers reported that professionalism had decreased this past year. Only 10.3% of HR professionals said that at least 90% of their company’s employees acted professionally, while 92.9% of managers admitted that it does impact promotion opportunities for employees.
Read More→
Perhaps the one universal truth of the business world is, simply put… stuff happens. Even the most fastidious workers experience the humbling sting of failure from time to time. It just comes with the territory of being human. However, whether failure stems from a calculated risk or a careless oversight, there’s always an opportunity to set a precedent for future failures in how you react.
Too many people in the workforce separate their lives into two separate and distinct categories. They compartmentalize their days into the hours of drudgery and clock watching that represents their job and the freedom that exists when they get to their own leisure and recreation time. 
Few artists have had as big an impact on art and culture, both American and beyond, as Bob Dylan. Whether it’s his legendary musical career that continues to inspire singers and songwriters more than five decades after the release of his first album or the way his body of work helped define a generation of social change, it’d be hard to believe Dylan hasn’t learned a thing or two about leadership along the way. 
All organizations and individuals have unique cultures and different methods of working toward accomplishing tasks. There is no right or wrong way to undertake a project, but people and organizations can be divided into two distinct categories that greatly affect their potential for success. 
We’re only a few days into the new year, and by now you should be taking your first steps toward achieving your goals for 2012. While some of the most common resolutions involve shedding a few pounds, quitting a bad habit, or spending more time with family, it’s also important to consider goals that will help you develop in your role as a leader. Every workplace is different and therefore every leader’s resolutions will be different, but here are a few ideas to help guide your goal-setting efforts. 
Television and movies offer us an “out” from the normal day-to-day grind. One of the first things many people do when they get off work is turn on the TV. It is a medium to help shed the scales we accrued during a long day filled with meetings, past-due projects, and the struggle of balancing employer/employee relationships. The most ironic aspect of TV and movies is they are supposed to help us forget about our lives for 30 minutes to an hour and a half, but shows often implement the work environment into their scripts. Due to this reoccurring theme, let’s take a look at a few bosses from TV and movies to see which pitfalls to avoid and certain aspects that may be beneficial.
One of the biggest challenges in a formal education is the struggle between creativity and conformity. Classroom educational experiences, by design, breed conformity. We are all taught to write, think, and process information the same way. While it is good to learn basic skills, conformity kills creativity. 
What would you give to never have a worker shortage or 
The world could be divided very simply into two distinct groups of people. There are people 
Recent Comments