Tag: Think Again

Top 7 Training Daily Advisor Articles: Leadership Edition

By Heather Hunt Nov 19, 2012 Learning & Development

Updated: Nov 19, 2012

What Makes an Effective Leader? Leadership is an essential skill for all supervisors and managers. Truly successful supervisors and managers don’t “boss” their employees, they lead them. It’s through effective leadership that employees are motivated to perform at their best. It’s through effective leadership that goals are achieved and your department meets productivity, quality, service, […]

Hiring from Outside? Think Again

By Heather Hunt Aug 17, 2012 Talent

Updated: Aug 17, 2012

Here’s the bottom line. Management professor Matthew Bidwell, of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, has researched the question for several years—from 2003 to 2009. The basics of his findings are these: External hires get significantly lower performance evaluations for their first 2 years on the job than do internal workers who are […]