AMA Edgewise
In the coming weeks we will be bringing you the insights and voices of recognized thought leaders across a wide range of topics.Our aim is to provide those essential "nuggets" of perspective that will help you and your organization improve performance, adapt to changing business realities, and prosper in a complex and competitive world.
Terrence Gargiulo on Taming Difficult People
How timeless tales teach us how to handle beasts at work.
August 15, 2008 / Podcast # 08-33
From Tibet to Mexico to the Balkans, every culture has its own cherished folktales. While originally made up to reinforce morals and good behavior, these stories aren’t just for kids. Many fables featuring whimsical creatures and talking animals have much to teach grownups about handling slackers, connivers, ogres, and other dreaded real-life figures in our workplace.
In the Land of Difficult People: 24 Timeless Tales Reveal How to Tame the Beasts at Work (AMACOM 2008) by Terrence L. Gargiulo and Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D. presents 24 fables taken from around the world, Read more…
Beverly Kaye on Keeping Ideal People in the Workplace
The retention of top employees is every manager's concern.
August 8, 2008 / Podcast # 08-32
With every employee who walks out the door costing the company up to 200 percent of their annual salary to replace, retention is one of the most important issues facing businesses today. Because finding the ideal person for every workplace position has become an increasingly difficult task, the retention of top employees has become every manager’s concern. Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em, by organizational-development specialists Beverly L. Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, proposes that this “race for talent” can be effectively run only by those who adopt programs and policies that truly support their personnel. Read more…
Edward Lawler on Making People Your Competitive Advantage
How should organizations be designed to make talent their key sources of a competitive advantage?
August 1, 2008 / Podcast # 08-31
In today’s global business environment, it’s more and more difficult to gain a competitive edge, but it’s not impossible. Talent, potentially the most powerful source of competitive advantage, is available. In Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage, the follow up to his best selling book, Built To Change, Edward Lawler shows how organizations can combine the right organization design, management practices, and talent to gain a critical performance edge.
Peter Senge on the Necessary Revolution in Business
How individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world.
July 25, 2008 / Podcast # 08-30
Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to power another. A world in which environmentally sound products and processes would be more cost-effective than wasteful ones. A world in which corporations forming partnerships with environmental and social justice organizations to ensure better stewardship of the earth and development of societies all over the world. Now, stop imagining – that world is already emerging.
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Donald and Jim Kirkpatrick on the Four Levels of Effective Training
The developers of the most widely used training evaluation approach in the corporate, government and academic worlds share their insights.
July 18, 2008 / Podcast # 08-29
The Kirkpatrick four-level evaluation model focuses on four key areas: reaction, learning, behavior and results — with each successive level representing a more precise measure of the effectiveness of a training program. Listen to the Kirkpatricks as they walk through each step of the model and describe its practical application to the business environment. Read more…