Behavioral Style Strategist and President of Data Dome, Inc. Art Schoeck shared his expertise with executives at a recent seminar given as part of a week-long program at the Scarlett Leadership Institute. Participants received advanced training in leadership applications and strategies using the insights of DISC behavioral style analysis.
The Scarlett Leadership Institute, located at Belmont [...]
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Our old friend and colleague Ira Wolfe has been collecting statistics about the shortage of skilled workers for some time, and has authored a book on the Perfect Labor Storm.
Ira has now created a five-minute video with some of the statistics. It’s dramatic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAXZIeaNrAA
To be successful, companies will have to view their people as their #1 [...]
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A McKinsey global survey has found that sociopolitical issues are making a more significant impact on companies.
A few of the findings include:
Executives expect the environment, including climate change, to affect shareholder value far more than any other societal issue during the next five years. Their concern now exceeds that of consumers.
Most managers are personally worried [...]
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Personal illness accounts for just over one-third of unscheduled absences. Why? Family issues and caretaking, personal needs, stress, burnout, an “entitlement mentality” and probably a host of other (unreported) reasons.
According to the 2007 17th annual CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey by Harris Interactive:
Most people today are juggling the demands of busy personal and professional lives, and [...]
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