A lot is being written about Leadership Development these days.  It isn’t much different than 20 years ago when I was in charge of putting together a Management Development Program for a Hi Tech company.  I wish I still had a copy of the model we developed because I don’t believe the topics have changed [...]

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Just going live today, Barry Schwartz, on TED Talks, makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will helprebuild our world. You can view the 20 minute video below.
Barry Schwartz shows [...]

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While we at 1-Focus International are concerned about organizational change that is sustainable, we also have a commitment to sustainability in general. In our view, both are only possible if we learn a new way to be collaborative. This is why Social Networks are exciting to me and I am very pleased to tell [...]

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The National Crime Prevention Council has a program on Cyberbullying. Why is this relevant to businesses and organizations? Where do you think bullies learn to be bullies?  First the playground and then they graduate as teens to cyberbullying and that is one step away from workplace bullying.
In today’s Diversity Executive, Deanna Hartley reports [...]

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