Here are some thoughts I put together on the issue of board gender balance. I would love to have your feedback on these.

House Majority leader Eric Cantor has taken the unpopular position of denying federal aid for tornado victims in Joplin, Missouri, even making the rounds of TV press shows in attempt to defend his choice. It doesn’t appear to be helping convince the average American though, as the ever-creative denizens of the Web fire back with …

In training, using what tools and methods work in any given environment has to be what we are about. While the e-learning design process is certainly not my specialty, it is the specialty of Tobias Jedlund, winner of the Best eLearning Designer award, who is my guest blogger today. You can reach Tobias at [email protected]. …

It’s the small things everyday that can bring down employee morale and it’s the small things everyday that can raise it as well. When money is tight and raises are non existent or when the heavy work load seems never-ending, managers tend to forget the “basics” of management- that the supervisor’s recognition and appreciation are …

This is all about you, me and everyone who works or has worked for someone else. Employee orientation is the most propitious time a company has for training. Think back to those glorious days when you were fresh, hyper-energetic (not hypo-allergenic, that’s different), sharp, and couldn’t wait to get started. Your day went down from …

If you were asked in a behavioral interview for examples of being a team player, what would you say? This came up during a recent leadership coaching session with a department manager who would be adding eight new people to her team over the next several months. One of the key selection criteria is that …

Give, Get, or…. A reader asked if we “have any examples of good “get or give” policies for a nonprofit board.” I like wording similar to: “It is the policy and practice of the Board of Trustees of (name of the NPO) that each Board Member shall make an annual (cash) contribution to this organization …

Have you considered a career in Public Relations? These basics may help.

I’ve been thinking this week about the idea of integrity and values. I had dinner recently with a man who is starting a new business. The man had successfully owned a previous company. He worked long hours to grow and then sell that company for a large profit. He’s basing the new company on a …

Do you struggle at work? I sure do. Increasing demands. Limited resources. Out of sorts co-workers feeling the pinch. Negativity that abounds. It feels like stress is at an all time high. And it’s not as if demands on the home-front, or any other front have eased up to make room for the added stress …