By Maria Landon Blings anyone? Jewelry has been a part of human culture since ancient times. Decorative sea shell beads have been found in archeological digs dating from as far back as 110,000 BC. Indeed, from the time when humans first started using clothes and...
In Ben Gilad’s Business Blindspots, Gilad asserts that corporate myths are “like a Phoenix- once broken they rise again, unless the company has a process by which myths are continually shattered.” As an example, Gilad details the design accolades showered upon...
Is the annual performance review dead? A product of union contract negotiations, companies such as Adobe, Netflex, Microsoft, Accenture, GE, and Deloitte have recently abolished this corporate mainstay. These companies appear to be heeding critics who assert that...
In 1996, Ben Gilad wrote Business Blindspots: Replacing your Company’s Entrenched and Outdated Myths, Beliefs and Assumptions with the Realities of Today’s Markets. The author provides several insightful examples of how blind spots endanger business success. One such...
A recent report from the Association for Talent Development reveals that companies are paying upwards of $164 billion a year on employee learning and development. Although inexpensive online courseware is not uncommon, online mentoring programs such as Everwise and...
