Competencies are basic skills employees need to perform their job duties and tasks. All are broad areas that can be improved through training, job experience and development. Training and development ...

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Managers are made, not born. Businesses that wish to develop strong managers need to take steps to ensure that they are able to identify employees, or applicants, with management potential, evaluate ...

In today’s dynamic and fiercely competitive business landscape, the role of HR Training and Development Managers has assumed paramount significance. These professionals are entrusted with the ...

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Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

In the complex higher education landscape, somewhere between the department head and the dean is the crucial midlevel leader: the associate dean. Such midlevel leaders manage a myriad of ...

Megan Ball is naturally nosy. "I love hearing people's stories and connecting people to programs they're passionate about," said the 34-year-old development manager at Girl Scouts of Western New York.