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We May Not Have a Clear Path, But We Each Have One

Harmonious Workplaces

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. L&D, goal-setting theory of motivation, and leadership training took shape during those five years with the band. That’s a lot of bending!

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Small Steps or Big Steps: What’s the Right Way to Begin Improvement?

Markovitz Consulting

To be sure, there is some up front training, but the emphasis is on starting the lean journey with kaizen events. Trying to improve productivity in a process by 25% on first try is (generally) a recipe for failure and frustration—notwithstanding Byrne’s success with that approach. You build your way up to those levels.

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Workplace Diversity: 4 Ways to Lead Respectfully

Rick Conlow

This added depth of perception and ingenuity in organizations improves customer service and productivity. diversity training has become a legislated because many people fail to accept one another by their own initiative. In addition, go here for our RealTime Learning & Training leadership and personal development website.

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The Challenge of Changing Employee Behavior

LSA Global

Even when we know that the change (i.e. eating healthier, keeping a journal, maintaining an exercise regime, achieving a better work/life balance) will be in our best interest, we too quickly fall back into old patterns and less wholesome habits. Can Tools Help When Changing Employee Behavior? One Explanation.

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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

Harvard Business

Bystander intervention trainings have helped people understand and get over their hesitation to get involved. For example, Christopher Kilmartin and his colleagues reduced men’s perception that other men accept sexism by using interventions that verbally critiqued sexist ideologies with role-playing and written exercises.

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Leaders Focus Too Much on Changing Policies, and Not Enough on Changing Minds

Harvard Business

Some companies also focus on behaviors — defining new practices, training new skills, or asking employees for new deliverables. More recently, we worked with the senior team of a large consumer product company which had been severely disrupted by smaller, more agile online competitors selling their services directly to consumers.

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How Atrius Health Is Making the Shift from Volume to Value

Harvard Business

The nurse has real-time phone access to a geriatric care–trained nurse practitioner who, based on the nurse’s assessment, can order tests (including in-home imaging) and prescriptions and make treatment decisions. Insights were generated that would not have been possible without seeing all components of the system simultaneously.