Category: Employee Development

  • Companies Are Finally Addressing The Battle Against Racism But Are They Taking Meaningful Actions?

    Posted on 06-29-2021 by: Kenneth WalkerPer Scholas about:blankThe recent guilty verdict in the George Floyd murder case has signified a profound shift in how we view and address racial justice in this country. After a year that’s put racism in the national spotlight, companies have stepped up in a big way to show their support: Wall Street…

  • Business Skills That Play an Important Role at Home and at Work

    When you think of business skills, things like effective communication, number-crunching, and management likely come to mind. However, these are not the only areas where a bit of expertise comes in handy…

  • 13 Signs of High Emotional Intelligence

    Wonder what emotional intelligence looks like in everyday life? Here are 13 examples. BY JUSTIN BARISO@JUSTINJBARISO In 1995, psychologist and science journalist Daniel Goleman published a book introducing most of the world to the nascent concept of emotional intelligence. The idea–that an ability to understand and manage emotions greatly increases our chances of success–quickly took off, and it…

  • Yes, Pronouncing Other People’s Names Correctly Does Matter

    Especially if you value dignity, respect, and inclusion. BY JEFF HADEN@JEFF_HADEN (Reposted with permission) Before Coming to America, before The Arsenio Hall Show, long before Coming 2 America, Arsenio Hall was a sometime panelist on The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, a game show whose one-year run was about a year too long. As Dave Holmes points out, the only notable thing about the show…

  • What 12,000 Employees Have to Say About the Future of Remote Work

    AUGUST 11, 2020 By Adriana Dahik, Deborah Lovich, Caroline Kreafle, Allison Bailey, Julie Kilmann, Derek Kennedy, Prateek Roongta, Felix Schuler, Leo Tomlin, and John Wenstrup      Although the COVID-19 pandemic has led to economic, health, and social devastation, it has also created an unprecedented opportunity: to run the world’s biggest-ever workplace experiment. This experience is yielding fascinating insights that have significant implications for the way we should…