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Lessons Learned Over a Long Career
As I retire from 35 years with Cambria – with perhaps a bit more grey hair than back in the day – I sat down recently to reflect on a key themes and insights drawn from a rewarding career in talent development. I’m happy to pass these along.
Human Resources and COVID-19: Where from Here?
This piece was co-authored by John Poirier, Ed.D., SPHR who is President of Poirier & Associates, Inc., a coaching and consulting firm. John was also the Senior Lecturer in Human Resources at Bryant University for nearly 20 years. Human Resources is at a critical...
A Holiday Gift for You
So, are you in the holiday spirit yet? We are coming to the end of this bizarre year of virtual work and virtual friends and trying desperately to feel the uplift of Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, and other seasonal celebrations. And it’s not easy, but there's hope in...
Coaching Foundations: Getting Started with Executive Coaches (Part 1)
Note: This is the first of a three-part blog series exploring how to get started with executive coaching and set it up for success in your organization. My other blogs on this topic will focus on selecting the right coaches and how to be a good client. Executive...
Update Your Hiring Criteria in a Pandemic? Yes – Here’s Why
The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in near-record unemployment levels and nearly every business sector is still adjusting – so is this any time to be talking about fine-tuning your hiring process? It sure is – and the most strategic and aggressive organizations are gearing...
New LinkedIn Survey Bolsters the Case for Action Learning
LinkedIn is out with a new survey of Learning & Development professionals and learners – some 900 L&D pros and 3,000 learners – and I see important implications for learning effectiveness -- and, specifically, how action learning can drive it higher. The...
Leadership Agility in Uncertain Times
The idea of living in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) world is nothing new – but it’s possible that ours is now VUCA on steroids, which makes the concept of leadership agility important and timely. The VUCA acronym has been used for many years...
Racial Justice: Going Beyond Just Words
Cambria joins with people everywhere who are responding with outrage to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis – and the deaths of many other Black men and women that have fueled the Black Lives Matter movement. We share the shock and anger that has driven...
Listening to Help Heal Raw Emotions
Everyone at Cambria feels the deep range of emotions that have been on such obvious display across the country since the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis – including shock, sadness, anger, frustration, and more. As a firm, we believe in the fundamental...
New CEO Survey Explores COVID-19 Business Challenges
Nearly all business activity is impacted by the current economic slowdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic but its a misreading to conclude that everything has ground to a halt, according to a new CEO survey. Take for instance this interesting fact: More than 250 new CEO’s...
COVID-19 Benefits: Some Positive Trends & How to Extend Them
While dealing with the disruptions and changes associated with the pandemic, I have been struck by some unexpected COVID-19 benefits that it has produced. I am also drawn to what they could mean for the future – if leaders look to leverage them. What do I mean by...
COVID-19 Crisis: Time for a Pandemic Self-Assessment
Mid-May is the two month mark since the start of the coronavirus shutdown and resulting economic crisis that has dramatically altered nearly every business sector. Though many of us would agree that it seems like much more than two months – perhaps at this point it’s...