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Leadership development plays a significant role in creating a high performing workplace culture. Your leaders interact with your teams and customers every day.

Authenticity in leadership is all about being a person that you are behind the walls, call it transparency. This does not come from the position you inhibit in your organization or the whooping amount of fortune, which you might be making.

During the past decade, 21st Century Skills have been described, debated, and, unfortunately, downplayed when one considers their overall impact on instruction and assessment practices in our public schools. Organizations such as the Partnership of the 21st Century and the former North Central Regional Laboratory have successfully articulated a set of well-defined skill sets targeting needed student outcomes for the 21st Century workplace; yet, a careful scrutiny of district curriculum manuals, pacing guides, and scope & sequence charts reveals little evidence of their existence.  

Respectfulness towards others is the key to a more civilized workplace The challenge for life at work is this: how to be a "business" person and a "human being" at the same time. How to be compete, yet cooperate; be hard-nosed, yet ethical; keep one's nose to the grindstone, yet still take time to "see" and acknowledge others; be professional, yet personal; to make a profit and yet not be greedy.

Most people try to cope with ever more demanding jobs and escalating targets by working longer hours. Sometimes it seems to be the only way, even if the impact on lives and relationships is almost wholly negative. But what if responding to workplace pressure in that way is dealing with the wrong issue - trying to manage and extend time, when what you need to be doing is managing your energy levels?

Encouraging diversity through your organization's leadership development programs improves workplace culture, attracts new talent and boosts talent retention.

Leadership development will be a critical focal point for organizations moving forward this year. Leaders influence workplace culture, inspire others and drive innovation.

Personalized Learning is a strong strategy for targeting the training needs of Millennials at the workplace. The millennial generation is now the largest in the current workforce.