Tolkien’s creativity has captured our imaginations for generations, but more importantly his stories tap into some everyday truths and topics like communication and leadership. From addressing unlikely friendships like that of Gimli the dwarf and Legolas the elf to the large picture struggle between good and evil, these stories are timeless. Maybe the most fascinating thing Read More

Growing up, we all loved superheroes. Batman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman etc. They were all known for their special powers. But even Superman who didn’t need any gadgets didn’t have the relationship management powers. The only person I have ever heard of is Don Juan and even he was only known for his “special powers” with Read More

If someone was to open up a suitcase full of money and let you know that you have the option of keeping it, or giving it away, would you think about it? What if someone talked to you about your top performers and told you that they could get up and leave any minute? Employee Read More

  Human beings, young and older, function in this world according to one principle: to succeed, you need others.  This doesn’t mean you have to be liked by everyone, or to change everything about yourself to appeal to others of course, but it is the basic understanding that you can’t be all thing to all Read More

To increase organizational effectiveness, winning companies create sustainable competitive advantage by aligning their talent and business strategies. Mergers or acquisitions, restructurings or shifts in business strategy are examples of fundamental organizational change which create a strong demand for processes and systems to bring focus and restore the organization’s capability to function more effectively.   Organizational Read More

As a scientist and believer of the good in all human beings, one can probably guess that I am not interested in politics.  For one, it is manipulative and two, shameless.  However, I do like to stay informed, so I stay tuned.  In a much-anticipated speech to the Republican convention, Ann Romney set out to Read More

Corporate Culture Viewed as Important by Most Employers, But Measured By Few A study from Critical Metrics suggests that companies that measure corporate culture have more engaged and committed employees. But although the majority of employees and senior leaders feel that measuring corporate culture is important, few companies actually measure it, and even fewer do Read More

Here are five things Human Resources and Professional Development teams can do to create a culture that supports employees working in today’s fast-paced technological workplace: Create a competency framework for employees that values skills such as client service, e.g. responding to client e-mails promptly, AND agility, e.g. carving out time during the day for uninterrupted Read More

Etiquette is all about making others feel good, ensuring some basic social comforts to be more exact. Read below for some business etiquette that you need to make sure you’re following…   1) Send a thank you note – It doesn’t take long to write out a thank you note. Especially when you really want Read More

We had the opportunity to not only be an exhibitor at 2012’s Nasstrac Conference at the Buena Vista Palance in Orlando, Florida but Dr. Hedayati was one of the presenters at this years conference speaking on “Change Management”.