Re-Engaging Your Workforce: U.S. Workers Report a Sharp Drop in Perceptions of Direct Managers and Leaders
In a recent international survey, the BPI group Institute for Leadership assessed workers' perceptions and expectations of their direct managers and leaders - and found significant changes from a similar survey conducted in 2007. Read more about how employees' perceptions have changed over the last four years - and the serious implications for employee engagement and retention.
Executive Coaching: The Insiders' View of the Value of Coaching, Part II
Mary Herrmann, Managing Director, Executive Coaching, interviews 8 top executives to learn their perspective on how, why and when coaching is most effective. Part II of the two-part article.
The New Rules of Engagement: Focusing Leaders on Collaboration and Engagement
Robyn Clark, Managing Director, Leadership & Team Development, discusses what's changed in the world of leadership development - and why engagement is more critical now than ever.
Executive Coaching: The Insiders' View of the Value of Coaching, Part I
Mary Herrmann, Managing Director, Executive Coaching, interviews 8 top executives to learn their perspective on how, why and when coaching is most effective.
Making the Business Case for Using a Search Firm
Jennifer Benskin, President & CEO, Grant Alexander, outlines the five winning arguments for using a search firm - even in today's talent market.
Mike Broscio discusses assessing your skills and determining a career strategy in light of healthcare reform, with Healthcare Executive Magazine.
The "New Normal" Requires a New Approach to Outplacement
We've re-invented and enhanced our outplacement programs to meet the needs of both employers and employees in today’s “new normal” where it is common to change jobs every few years. Read more about how we're taking the "out" out of outplacement by focusing on customized job leads and individual meetings with a career consultant.
Exploring three ways to make sure learning "sticks."
How do you find the best, most talented candidate that also fits the role and the culture?
Taking the "Out" out of Outplacement
A lot has changed in the world of work since the concept of Outplacement was first introduced. Read more about why we're advocating taking the "Out" out of Outplacement.
Insights from You! An Interview with Gary S. Newman, SVP & CHRO, CCC Information Services
BPI group recently had the pleasure of speaking with Gary S. Newman, SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer at CCC Information Services. Read about Gary's perspective as an HR leader on making sure your organization has the right talent, and lessons learned from the recent recession.
What's Keeping You Up at Night?
BPI group’s Organization Effectiveness and Talent Management Practice learns what’s on the minds of business leaders and HR professionals these days.
Featured in the September 2010 issue of the Chicago French American Chamber of Commerce's e-newsletter! Read about how our experiences during the recent economic crisis have crystallized our perspective on Career Transition.
How have changes in technology, globalization, government regulations, demographic swings, world politics, and financial markets affected the world of work today?
The New Math in Talent Acquisition: Interim Talent = Innovation
The team at Grant Alexander, BPI group’s talent acquisition arm, sees five ways in which our clients are using interim talent in innovative ways. To learn more about Grant Alexander, please visit www.grantalexanderus.com.
Am I Ready to be CEO?, Part I of the BPI Institute for Leadership's CEO Series
Jay Scherer, Managing Partner of BPI group, North America, and Michael Buckman, Managing Director of BPI group's Executive Advisory Services, discuss how to prepare yourself for the role of CEO.
Successful Careers
Highly talented people can be successful or unsuccessful. The likelihood of success at a point in time varies directly with fit – fit with environment including people, values, style, role, and expectations. So often it is poor fit, which creates many different types of conflicts, that is the real cause of "performance issues."
New World of Work
Everywhere you look, there's another article, book, or expert...all talking about how dramatically the workforce is changing. A whole new language of words and phrases has developed which, to the uninitiated is almost meaningless, or at a minimum, confusing...
Incorporate Yourself
Need to re-assess your own career path? Start by asking what have you done to adapt to the changes in the work place today. Most of us have to answer honestly, "Not much..."
Making Successful Choices
In times of transition, individuals have many choices to make; often requiring immediate action. One of the first and most important decision to make is how to approach this time in your life. Understanding the power you have to make choices, and the importance of the choices you do make, is a basic building block for success.
Job Transition
Change, especially unexpected change, can elicit an emotional reaction. For some, it comes and then because of who you are, how you think about change, what you do and the choices you make, it goes quickly. For others, difficult emotions can linger for longer periods of time.
FAQs About Career Transition
In our experience, working with thousands of individuals undergoing career transition, there are a number of pressing questions that require immediate answers. This article seeks to answer the most common questions about what people need to focus on.
Creating Shared Success
