I have to first say that I have iPad envy or any tablet like devices that is just plain cool. Last week, Microsoft posted a futuristic video which showed future-people working, playing, and living in a world filled with touch screens.
Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’
The Future is not iPads – Does Your Business have True Vision
November 10th, 2011 
Mary Hladio 
Posted in Ember Carriers, Employee Engagement, FUEL, Globalization, Innovation, Knowledge Worker, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development 
Tags: business, Chief executive officer, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, FUEL, Human resources, Mission, Organization, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity, Social change, Vision 
11 Comments »How to Link Learning and Behavioral Styles to Improve Performance
November 7th, 2011 Mary Hladio Learning and development professionals have long known that people learn in different ways. However, it is also true that people
Highlighting Performance
behave and respond to others’ behavior in a variety of ways.
Ideally, effective learning takes into account both a person’s learning style and behavioral style. Doing so results …
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, FUEL, Knowledge Worker, Leadership, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Uncategorized Tags: Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Engagement, FUEL, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, learning style, Learning Styles, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity, Talent Development, Training 71 Comments »For Bright Ideas, Ask Your Employees
October 31st, 2011 Mary Hladio According to Alan G. Robinson, a professor in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, the
Inspire employees for to have great ideas
average U.S. worker sees his or her input implemented only once every six years. This is despite the having the opportunity to contribute …
Posted in Company Culture, Employee Engagement, FUEL, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Engagement, Engagement, Innovation, Leadership Performance, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity, Talent, Talent Development, Wall Street Journal 43 Comments »Tackling the Skills Gap and Brain Drain with Training
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…
Speak the Language of Business
September 6th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Knowledge work is essential
A white paper published in February 2010 by the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) found that 79 percent of surveyed companies said they had a skills gap. The report cited two chief reasons:
- Changing nature of work
- Workers’ educational levels lagging behind
Posted in Ember Carriers, Employee Development, FUEL, Leadership, Management Skills, Organizational Development Tags: Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, FUEL, Leadership Development, Management Skills, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity, Training 14 Comments »One Way to Lose Employees: Train Them
August 8th, 2011 Mary Hladio A recent paper published in the Journal of Applied Psychology suggests that corporate training programs can be damaging to an organization if employees lack opportunities for advancement.
The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) estimates that American companies spent $134.1 billion on training and education in 2008.…
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Employee Engagement, FUEL, Leadership, Management Skills, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness Tags: Chief executive officer, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Satisfaction, FUEL, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Perception, Productivity, Talent Development, Training 13 Comments »
