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As our business environment continues to rapidly change, our methods of motivating employees must evolve as well. Management techniques invented to operate in the 19th century won’t meet the needs…

Peter Drucker once said “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” Leading change in organizations today requires a balance…

Taking uncertainty (and sometimes hostility) out of mergers and acquisitions.

Through our work in employee engagement, we’re increasingly seeing companies struggle with how best to introduce social media tools—blogs, Twitter-like microblogs, Facebook-like collaboration platforms, etc.–to internal audiences.

There are few business leaders out there today who have seen more than Al Carey. After 30 years spanning the company, across brands and through various functions, in 2011, Al…

“Enchanting” is a different way to look at business. But Guy Kawasaki, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and former “chief evangelist” of Apple, thrives on difference. The author of nine business, personal…

“Be where you need to be.” I first came across this concept when I started working for Gagen MacDonald a few months ago. Be at your client, in the office,…

Palmer Morrel-Samuels is a guest blogger and a partnering consultant for Gagen MacDonald. He can be found online at  http://expertwitnesspsychology.com. Most successful leaders can do a fine job of mastering “hard” data…

I am so looking forward to attending APEX, The Colorado Technology Association’sannual conference on September 10th and 11th in Denver. Each day will be jammed packed with learning, conversation and collaboration. If you haven’t…

What keeps an employee productive? A new survey suggests that for HR leaders, workplace productivity is something to be protected from the creeping time suck of Facebook and Twitter.. Jointly conducted by…