• “Pettiness Costs a Lot of Time, Money And Morale.”
    This 12 min. read saves you up to 13 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 3 getAbstract summaries (2 books with a total of 642 pages and one article) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 759 minutes (about 13 hours). Learn more.
    “Pettiness Costs a Lot of Time, Money And Morale.”

    Alex Alonso, chief knowledge officer at SHRM, on the hidden costs of workplace niggles, what disasters can result from borrowing Kleenex tissues from the neighbor’s desk – and how to prevent all that from happening…

  • Why Invest in Ongoing Employee Development?
    This 2 min. read saves you up to 50 hours
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    Why Invest in Ongoing Employee Development?

    You are setting up an L&D department? Or are you looking for a new LXP? This is what you have to consider.

  • “Context Is the Kingdom”
    This 4 min. read saves you up to 13 hours
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    “Context Is the Kingdom”

    Author and Human Resource expert Dave Ulrich talks about business transformation and what it means to be a learning organization.

  • “Virtual Learning Is a Great Equalizer.”
    This 7 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
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    “Virtual Learning Is a Great Equalizer.”

    COVID-19 accelerated digital transformation in all areas, including the L&D space. Blended learning pioneer Jennifer Hofmann shares some of her experiences working with clients over the past year.

  • “Up Is Just One Way to Grow.”
    Beverly Kaye
    This 5 min. read saves you up to 7 hours
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    “Up Is Just One Way to Grow.”

    The best talent acquisition process won’t be of much use if you can’t keep the talent you have, says career development expert Beverly Kaye.

  • Listen! Or Read the Summary.
    Listen! Or Read the Summary.

    Did you know that getAbstract also summarizes podcast episodes?

  • Dealing with Complexity?
    This 10 min. read saves you up to 24 hours
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    Dealing with Complexity?

    Try collective intelligence and AI.

  • “Experience Tells People What You Did. Your Character Tells People Where You’re Going.”
    This 9 min. read saves you up to 5 hours
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    “Experience Tells People What You Did. Your Character Tells People Where You’re Going.”

    In US Special Operations, having the right people on your team can often mean the difference between life and death.

  • Job Crafting: A Skill for the Future
    This 7 min. read saves you up to 25 hours
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    Job Crafting: A Skill for the Future

    The concept has been around for 20 years. Yet the skills involved in job crafting are more pertinent to career success today than they have ever been before.  

  • Awards, Rewards, Hogwarts
    This 8 min. read saves you up to 128 hours
    For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 26 getAbstract summaries (22 books with a total of 6380 pages and 3 articles) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 7648 minutes (about 128 hours). Learn more.
    Awards, Rewards, Hogwarts

    The mechanisms of internal talent development and recognition are as diverse and varied as their demonstrable effects. What really works? And which “strategies” are a case for the storybook?