AVOIDING THE CONE OF SILENCE

The c-suite isn’t completely keen on giving senior leadership all the nitty-gritty, so they pear it down to what they think is most important. Senior leadership does the same to the level below them, and so on.

HOW TO LISTEN LIKE A LEADER

istening like a leader enables you to make the world about others. "An outward mindset precedes leadership."

SHOULD SMALL BUSINESS LEADERS BE BOUGHT OR BUILT?

It depends. This is definitely not a question where one size fits all. What is right for one business may be the worst answer possible for another.

HOW TO WORK WITH A BAD LISTENER

It's a challenge to work with people — peers, junior colleagues, or even bosses — who just don't listen. Whether your colleagues interrupt you, ramble on, seem distracted, or are always waiting for their turn to talk, the impact is the same: You don't fee

HOW TO BUILD A BETTER WORKPLACE

A good culture isn’t about free food and lava lamps—or even about the money, says Laszlo Bock, who oversaw the rapid growth of Google’s workforce from 6,000 to 76,000 people between 2005 and 2016 when he was senior vice president of people operations ther

CHANGING LIVES

Termination is a hidden facet of HR. We don’t talk about it enough, and when we do, it’s about the legal aspects of it and our insurmountable fear of litigation.

THE 2017 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IHRM) PROGRAM

The first course was opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Septemper 14, 2017 with the participation of the senior leaders and HR professionals in local and foreign enterprises. The next course will be opened in Hanoi on October 19, 2017.

HR CAN’T CHANGE COMPANY CULTURE BY ITSELF

A strong culture is vital for organizational success – as evidenced by the relationship between culture and leadership, employee commitment, customer satisfaction, and innovation. But "strong" doesn't mean fixed.

HOW TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN YOUR ENTRY-LEVEL JOB

Just because you aren't in the executive suite (yet) doesn't mean you can't become a leader. Best-selling author Martin Yate, a career coach and former HR professional, takes your questions each week about how to further your career in HR. Contact him at

YOUR EMPLOYEE MESSES UP: HOW DO YOU RESPOND?

One of your workers blows a deadline for getting a report to a big-name client. Rectifying this error costs you time, causes you stress, embarrasses your department and hurts your organization's reputation. So how do you deal with the offending employe