October 24th, 2011 
Mary Hladio 
Missing talent in your organization
As most American companies continue their ongoing emergence from the recession, they are faced with a significant problem: Despite persistent levels of high unemployment, there is an increasingly serious dearth of the highly skilled talent they require to remain competitive.
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, FUEL, Leadership, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development 
Tags: business, Chief executive officer, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, FUEL, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent, Talent Development, Training 
31 Comments » October 17th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
'Problem' Employees
A new study, by Susan L. Ettner, Joanna Catherine MacLean, and Michael T. French indicated that:
have personality disorders that adversely affect how they think and act in the workplace. The study examined personality disorders through face-to-face interviews …
Posted in Ember Carriers, Employee Development, FUEL, Organizational Development, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: Corporate Social Responsibility, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Morale, Engagement, FUEL, Social responsibility, Talent, Talent Development, Training 14 Comments » October 10th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Corporate Business Performance
In an organization with deteriorating performance, some of the most important roles are those responsible for creating a new strategy and securing the talent to make that strategy successful. Organizations that have successfully overcome negative momentum often do so by securing new leadership with a proven ability …
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, FUEL, Knowledge Worker, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: Chief executive officer, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, FUEL, Leadership Development, Organizational culture, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic management, Talent, Talent Development, Talent management 18 Comments » October 3rd, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Retain Your Knowledge Workers
Globalization, the proliferation of technology, workforce diversity, and the knowledge society are creating complex workplace interactions that require people to handle ambiguity and solve problems based on experience or tacit knowledge. Knowledge workers who have the ability to:
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Employee Engagement, FUEL, Globalization, Knowledge Worker, Leadership, Organizational Development, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: business, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employment, FUEL, Globalization, Human resources, Knowledge, Knowledge Management, Knowledge worker, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, Mission, Organization, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Development 75 Comments » September 19th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Women working together
Women account for 56 percent of undergraduate accounting majors and 36 percent of MBAs but only 9 percent of CFOs, and experts say the problem is that women lack the connections men make among each other informally. To counter this, companies have tried offering mentorship programs to …
Posted in Company Culture, Employee Development, FUEL, Goal Setting, Leadership, Organizational Development, Talent Development Tags: Career ladder, Chief executive officer, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, FUEL, Goal Setting, Interpersonal relationship, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Talent Development, Women 16 Comments » September 12th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Tackling the skills gap
Hiring managers in the energy sector have to deal with the fact that the national unemployment rate is 9.2 percent yet there are still positions that remain unfilled for months because of a lack of qualified candidates A recent Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP…
