One of the keys to performance management is motivated employees. How do we motivate employees when we are dealing with individuals? This article provides multiple techniques to help you find your success in motivating others.

This blog post addresses how dealing with conflict effectively is integral to any leadership role. It is an attention grabber as it is an area many shy away from. Highlighting how important it is to develop effective skill sets, it examines two major causes of conflict and provides you with tips to put healthy resolution into practice.

Larry Melillo cautions that before you initiate a project with your client, you should pay close attention to the process of building the contractual agreement. This article, published on the Microsoft Office website, provides best practices for negotiating a winning agreement and provides negotiation tips.

At one time, employees were considered just another input into the production of goods and services. The Hawthorne Studies research, conducted by Elton Mayo from 1924 to 193, was instrumental in changing that way of thinking. This study found employees are not motivated solely by money and employee behavior is linked to their attitudes. Thus...

Feeling valued by their manager in the workplace is key to high employee motivation and morale. Yet, as survey after survey suggests, this is one area where managers fail regularly. In this article, author Susan Heathfield offers some simple, easy to use practices that will ensure you are meeting the basic needs of the employees...

Designed for both the new and experienced leader, this back-to-basics webcast will give you practical and specific tools that you can use to become a better leader. This thorough, highly relevant session focuses on simple actions that will make a dramatic impact on your leadership effectiveness — literally overnight.

Conflict is inevitable, and it’s often hard to keep your cool when in the midst of it. This webcast will provide you with insight strategies to effectively manage emotions and stress, and tools to effectively move through difficult situations in a way that resolves issues and preserves relationships. Learn practical tools for resolving conflicts more effectively, including counter-intuitive strategies that they don’t teach you in conflict resolution school — but that really work.

The result of effective feedback and coaching is an organization where people feel more empowered, engaged, and open to new challenges. Develop effective feedback and coaching skills and build a solid foundation for managing people with this webcast by Julie Ruben Rodney from teambuilding consultant and founder of MaxPeoplePerform.

This webcast focuses on developing effective negotiation skills for managers and/or employees and providing them with the tools and techniques for achieving 'win–win' results. Jordan will take you through real-life examples, case studies and discussions to reinforce how all the elements fit together.

Association events and seminars bring CGAs, students and other professionals together for valuable learning and networking. The Events pages present detailed descriptions of PD opportunities and special events around Alberta as well ...