Coaching , Leadership , Learning & Development
Coaching within business can take many forms, and we’re often most familiar with it when it comes to executive coaching. But managerial coaching can help unlock success at new levels within your business. Sometimes described as “leader-as-coach” behaviors, managerial coaching refers to when managers or leaders use coaching as a managerial skill. In the changing […]
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Creating Successful Online Learning ExperiencesWith the rise of Covid-19 many organizations and people are rushing to conduct as much business as possible online rather than face to face. This includes moving training events from a traditional classroom to an online forum. Many people will tell you that this is a sub-optimal arrangement, but our experience […]
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Case Studies , Ideas , Localization , Training
Localization of TrainingFor Learning & Development professionals, engagement of the target participants with the learning contents and key messages is critical to success. But is there any guarantee that the audience in another country, with a totally different language and unique culture will be engaged the way they are at home? Effective localization of training is […]
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Human Centered DesignWhat is Human Centered Design?Human-centered design (HCD) is an approach to problem solving and innovation that develops solutions by paying close attention to the human perspective at every step in the design process. The intention is to produce innovations that are tailor-made to the user and their environment and that they will embrace […]
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Learning & Development , Organizational Change
Learning Trends in 2019Each year, we compile a list of the most requested topics and themes based on conversations with our clients throughout the year. In 2019, one common theme among all the trends is about up-skilling teams to take advantage of rapid technological changes that are impacting business and society. These are the most notable […]
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Business Transformation , Consulting , Organizational Change
What is Business Agility?…and why is it so important right now?The world is changing so rapidly that in many cases companies no longer meet customer requirements for speed, flexibility, responsiveness, and innovation. Companies that undertake a successful Agile Transformation completely change their performance on customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, employee motivation and satisfaction, and along financial […]
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Are you ready for Agile? Everyone is talking about agile these days. We have all heard that agile teams (either business teams or technology teams) are consistently delivering more business value, faster, and with higher levels of (end user or customer) satisfaction. Agile teams also get more done with less. It’s a fact that agile […]
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Agile Requirements Phase Our customer, a German Car manufacturer, had made a commitment to run 80% of their internal projects using some form of Agile. The project we were invited to support was a much needed update to their Dealership Management System. These rather complex systems address the needs of the finance, sales, parts, inventory […]
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Project Management Talent Development Program The head of the IT department at a global pharmaceutical company was looking to improve the project management and IT Consulting skills of his team. The key driver for this need was the gradually increasing size and complexity of IT projects being delivered to internal customers. Soon the project managers […]
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Since the war in Iraq in 2003, the international community has been working to rebuild the infrastructure of the country. Projects have been started to repair and upgrade Iraqi water and sewage treatment plants, electricity production, hospitals, schools, housing, and transportation systems. While reconstruction efforts have resulted in some successes, problems have occurred with the […]
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