The funny thing about geeks is they like to work. The trick is to create an environment where technical professionals can let their natural motivation thrive and avoid demotivating them. This brief guide by Paul Glen, CEO of Leading Geeks, explains how to achieve these two critical goals when managing IT pros and other technical staff. (And yes, free food […]

Want a better performing team? Of course you do. In business, you rely on the successful performance of teams, but performance reviews only look at the strengths and weaknesses of individuals. How do you bridge the gap? If you want a better performing team, then review them as just that…a team. When you do you can: • See the whole […]

Are performance reviews more time consuming than useful? Do your employees and your organization actually benefit from them? Well they should, and if done right, they will. You will learn how reviews can: • Motivate managers and employees • Create better managers (not better reviewers) • Improve team performance • Contribute to organizational knowledge

Only 29% of North American employees are emotionally engaged: they’re prepared, produce greater revenue, and deliver better customer service. That leaves 71% of employees who are not engaged or actively disengaged. What does this have to do with leadership? While development is critical to engagement, performance, and succession, its overall effectiveness is determined by the quality of an organization’s leaders. […]

Everyone loves a good spreadsheet. But if you have more than a few hundred employees, tracking performance, training, and succession with them is the stuff of nightmares. Spreadsheets and paper-based processes can’t give you deep, real-time insight into how your employees are performing or how to make them—and your company—more successful. But a talent management system can. Our clients shared […]

Download the complimentary copy of the Ombud Open Research: eSignature Solutions by Ombud to help you understand the momentum in eSignature technologies and select the right eSignature platform for your organization’s needs. Research highlights include:  Discussion of the market momentum surrounding eSignature cost savings, speed to results, and customer experience  Enterprise use cases to adopt an eSignature platform […]

Online training + video = learner engagement From fewer travel costs to greater reach and revenue, the benefits of online training are already abundant. Now just imagine what video can bring to an online training program. “Based on cost and convenience alone, it is easy to understand why online training with video is becoming so popular.” This Ziff Davis white […]

Organizations are moving training online to reduce costs, eliminate travel and reach an increasingly distributed workforce. Are you ready to make the jump? “With the advances in technology, growth of mobile devices and the increased mobility and globalization of the workforce, virtual training just makes sense.” This white paper by Cindy Huggett, author of Virtual Training Basics, provides 3 simple […]