Learning and development are essential activities in organisations if they are to achieve and maintain a competitive advantage. This category contains articles, posts and research briefings about learning and development, organisational learning, knowledge management and allied topics.
How to predict unethical behaviour There are the steps people take before they engage in unethical behaviour and if you know the signs, you can predict it happening. It is better to see the warning signs and take action than wait for it to occur. This is the first of three posts in which I will review […]
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What is evidence-based decision-making? It may not be what you think? The counter-intuitive side of evidence-based practice. Opinion-based decisions When people make decisions about things on a daily basis, for example, what eat or what to wear, they usually do so based on their own opinions, likes, dislikes, personal taste, habits and a range of other […]
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A new research study shows why you have to get learning and knowledge management aligned in your organisation. Learning and unlearning Collective knowledge and the ability to learn and unlearn in an organisation are critical assets in improving organisational performance, increasing profitability, and ultimately creating and maintaining a competitive advantage. However, uncertainty over how exactly […]
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How we choose leaders. Research just published looking at how we decide whether to approve of a leader or not has come up with some interesting results. Leadership endorsement The study Social Identity Theory How we decide what leader we want What this means Reference Get the full research briefing – free Leadership endorsement How […]
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The Expert Coach: The clean v expert coach debate Clean v expert coach Clean coaching Expert coaching The clean coaching dilemma The expert coaching dilemma What the research says The expert coach Is it real expertise? Accidents and experience Expertise is more than experience Impressive Get free research briefings, infographics, video research […]
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Is there a link between emotional intelligence and creativity? Emotional intelligence and creativity: Is there a link? A new study published in the journal Business Perspectives and Research looked at whether there is a link between employees’ creativity at work and their general level of emotional intelligence. The Study The 4 Dimensions of […]
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How to deal with conflict in organisations. This post is the follow on from Conflict Management Protocols In Management which reports on a new study sent to our subscribers earlier this year. In this post (part 2) I look at new research that shows the five ways people deal with conflict in organisations. 5 Ways […]
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In this two part post I look at a paper published earlier this year which looks at how to deal with conflict in organisations. Part 1 Conflict management protocols Types of conflict and where they’re likely to emerge Five types of conflict Good conflict / bad conflict In almost all organizations there will be a […]
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A paper just published in the Journal of Organizational Behaviour looks at what makes a difference to new employees’ commitment to the organization. Organisational Commitment Older New Employees Skills Own Initiative Progression Summary Reference Organizational commitment Organizational commitment has been positively associated with a range of outcomes like productivity, intention to stay, engagement in organizational citizenship […]
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Following on from the previous post ‘New research: Organisational responses to dilemmas and emergencies’ in this post I will look at what the research says about the 6 ways organisations deal with dilemmas. It has previously been found that there are six main ways organisations deal with these secondary order tensions, paradoxes and dilemmas: Denial. The organisation just […]
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