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5 Keys to Help Struggling Managers Communicate More Effectively

5 Keys to Help Struggling Managers Communicate More Effectively

Is there a crisis in workplace communication?

Consider the following numbers:

  • 86 — The percentage of senior executives, managers and junior staff at U.S. companies who report experiencing communication breakdowns that lead to reduced productivity, missed deadlines, and sales deals that don’t close, according to...

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Nailing It: How to Cement Your Success in a New Leadership Role

Onboading White Paper by CTD

So you’re starting a new job soon. It seems like a great opportunity – a good fit between your skills, goals, and the organization’s needs. That alone should increase...

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Employee Stress Is an Epidemic. Take These 4 Steps to Minimize It

Employee Stress Is an Epidemic. Take These 4 Steps to Minimize It

Did you know that Americans are significantly more likely to feel stress on the job (80% do) than they are to accurately name the governor of their state (only 2 of 3 can)?

Stress is an incredibly common workplace problem, and terribly costly. Workers suffering stress are more likely to:

  • Miss work...

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How to Support Leadership Diversity One New Leader at a Time

How to Support Leadership Diversity One New Leader at a Time

The state of diversity in the workplace has improved enough that some experts are shifting their focus. On a recent podcast, one expert stated, “Diversity is really not the problem for...

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Prioritizing Team Collaboration Pays Off for the Business. Just ask Apple

Prioritizing Team Collaboration Pays Off for the Business. Just ask Apple

UC Berkeley management professor Morten T. Hansen wrote a wonderful book in 2009 on collaboration across business—aptly titled “...

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Do the Unexpected to Take Employee Retention to the Next Level

Do the Unexpected to Take Employee Retention to the Next Level

Studies show that many organizations find employee retention their top challenge today.

There’s a problem, however: retaining employees isn’t—or at least shouldn’t be— enough. You also need them to be engaged in their work. Gallup, which has long studied employee engagement, in 2013 estimated that...

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7 Keys for Avoiding Costly Mistakes When Choosing Leadership and Team Dynamics Consultants

7 Keys for Avoiding Costly Mistakes When Choosing Leadership and Team Dynamics Consultants

Boosting leaders’ performance and key teams’ productivity can make a tremendous difference on an organization’s bottom line.

To achieve these outcomes, some organizations are bringing in specialist consultants to provide leadership coaching and to lead team dynamics efforts. Many...

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Gartner Identified the ‘Top 3 Priorities for HR in 2019’ — Address These Key Factors to Achieve Them

Gartner Identified the ‘Top 3 Priorities for HR in 2019’ — Address These Key Factors to Achieve Them

The analyst firm Gartner recently published a noteworthy report, “Top 3 Priorities for HR in 2019,” that we think is worth reading, thinking about and discussing. 

The...

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Best Tools to Improve Your business? Leadership

Managing Directors for CTD, Brenda Hampel and Erika Lamont recently presented a program to the Denver Colorado Chamber of Commerce on Leadership. It was a packed house!

Read the article here.

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