November 23, 2009 by JoAnn Corley  


Is Coaching the Next New Form of Employee and Management Training?
The Answer is YES! – Call It C.I.T. and… it’s a refreshing alternative to management training seminars.
In fact, more and more companies are putting corporate coaches on retainer.
You know corporate coaching has been around for a long time, mostly confined to the context of executive [...]

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November 14, 2009 by JoAnn Corley  


Want to power up your management success? …use creative questions in interviewing – it’s a great interviewing technique!
As a former career coach, I would spend many hours preparing job candidates for interviews.  We all have that list…right… the one that says these are the questions you to which we should definitely have the answers.
Creative, zanny [...]

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November 3, 2009 by JoAnn Corley  


As updated news on the state of the incoming work force is reported, it will cause decision makers to update their thinking and strategy regarding employee training and development. I suspect corporate training will take on more meaning and a greater role as we move forward.  Why?
Consider recent statistics regarding alarming educational trends impacting the [...]

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October 30, 2009 by JoAnn Corley  


Social Networking can provide career opportunity, help with career information, help with career planning and even help you advance your career….but you’ve got to manage your on line “rep.”
It’s almost as if we don’t have a choice.  Earlier this year…(and when I checked it was January…phew has time gone fast)…I wrote a post about integrating [...]

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October 10, 2009 by JoAnn Corley  


Some blog posts are of great value by sharing a small bit of very important information and then asking a question.  (btw…that’s a effective method of coaching as well.)  Recently, I read a trends report received from The Herman Group (http://www.hermangroup.com) reflecting the trends in eating choices.  I posted that report on my news blog [...]

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