Training & Performance

A family business faces twice the challenges of a nonfamily business.

CBS said unique visitors to its March Madness On Demand video services increased 60 percent over the previous year to 7.5 million.

Employee productivity rose at an annual rate of 6.9 percent during the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the DOL.

Overwhelmingly, HR professionals in the United States felt that it was very possible to cultivate HR knowledge.

Listening to Music While Working Improves Job Satisfaction and Productivity According to a recent Spherion Workplace Snapshot survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, almost one third (32 percent) of workers listen to music while working using an iPod, MP3 player or

Barsade is the co-author of a new paper titled, "Why Does Affect Matter in Organizations?" ("Affect" is another word for "emotion" in organizational behavior studies.) The answer: Employees' moods, emotions, and overall dispositions have an impact on job performance, decision making, creativity, turnover, teamwork, negotiations and leadership.

The long-term performance of a company's stock may be the ultimate test of a CEO's talents. But that's not the only measurement used by boards of directors to gauge how well the boss is doing.

Look beyond sheer dollars and cents to motivate employees to perform their best and stay on the job.