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Traditional trainings are inefficient. Six principles for an optimal training design based on insights from science and research. (Part 1)

6 criteria you should look for when selecting a good management training program

Soft skills also called people or management skills get increasingly important in our 21st knowledge economy. In contrast to many hard skills, management skills cannot be substituted by technologies...

Agile learning, Basic psychological needs, Collaborative learning, Psychological safety, Trust

Agility and agile frameworks such as SCRUM are getting more and more attention in the public and private sector. We examine whether agility adds value from an evidence-based management point of view.

Management fad or evidence-based practices: Do agility and agile frameworks like SCRUM add value?

Have you already completed your organization’s agile transformation? Where do you apply SCRUM in your organization? Agility and agile frameworks such as SCRUM are the new Holy Grail for private and...

Agility, OODA-loop, SCRUM, Servant Leadership, VUCA

CQ Net provides management skill training programs affordable for everyone

How to advance your career with the right management skill training program

Many organizations are choosing online programs to provide their managers with the skills that are needed to win the race. Online training is efficient and less costly than traditional training and...

Agile learning, Co-Creation, CQ Net, e-learning

Der transformationale Führungsstil stellt Managern und Profession Leitplanken zur Verfügung, um Organisationen durch Phasen großer Veränderung zu führen

Dr. Annette Towler

The qualities of transformational leaders and what distinguishes them from transactional leaders

This CQ Dossier describes the qualities of transformational leaders and how they gain commitment to their vision and the mission of the organization. The paper draws on the main theories of transformational leadership to present the key behaviors that distinguish transformational leaders from transactional leaders.

Evidence-based Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Charismatic Leadership

In a VUCA world organizations need to move from management training to management learning

From management training to management learning: Why evidence, context and agility matters

Management trainings are an important part of most corporate training programs. However, in a VUCA world, organizations are more and more starting to move from a management training to a management...

Knowledge Sharing Economy, Learning supercharged, Network Learning, Collaboration Quotient

Leadership skills are not just for CEOs but for every professional and knowledge worker

5 reasons why you should start to build your leadership skills today

Leadership skills are somehow seen as magic skills only relevant for a executives, senior managers and CEOs. We argue that this understanding of leadership is outdated and that leadership skills are...

Leadership, Leadership effectiveness, Leadership style

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Transformational Leadership and its implementation is the emphasis of this evidence-based management seminar

Leadership Training

Masterclass on how transformational leadership skills can help boost your career and personal growth

Having a basic understanding of what successful leadership is and how it works is an essential skill. Regardless of whether you want a promotion or are trying to start your...

What is Innovation? The Psychology of Distinctive Thinking

Dr. Devon Price

What is innovation? The psychology of creativity and distinctive thinking

This CQ Dossier will review the existing psychological research on how innovation and innovative thinking is defined, its relation to creativity, and how it impacts success in an organizational context.

Innovation, Unique thinking, Creativity, Evidence-based Innovation Management, Problem solving, Idea generation

Top 10 management skills you should have in 2019 to boost your career and change the world to the better

The top 10 management skills and how they help you with professional growth

From the workplace to extracurricular activities, there are some abilities that are not only useful in life, but are also highly sought-after by employers. In this blogpost, we would like to...

Management development, Management Trends

This CQ Dossier provides and overview of research and theory on effective performance management systems

Dr. Annette Towler

Effective performance management: How successful organizations manage staff

This CQ Dossier focuses on effective performance management and how organizations can initiate an effective performance management system (EPMS) that allows both managers and employees to strive for excellence.

Performance management, Performance appraisal, Performance feedback, Goal Agreement, Autonomy

Innovative teams need member that are both creative and team players

Dr. Devon Price

Composing innovative teams for creative insight: How to form innovative groups and manage them

In most professional settings, doing innovative, meaningful work requires effective collaboration with a team. This CQ Dossier provides an overview of evidence-based practices to form innovative groups.

Innovation, Creativity, Diversity and Inclusion, Team Building, Team Dynamics, Employee selection, Evidence-based Innovation Management

Learning transfer is a key criteria of any learning and development intervention

Transfer of learning: How to maximize employee training and development success

When employees embark on a training course, the most important criterion for success is that they transfer the skills they have learned back on the job. There has been much research on those factors...

e-learning, Evidence-based learning, Organizational learning, Team learning

Changing an organization requires to provide a meaningful and positive future orientation of your organization

Dr. Devon Price

Looking Ahead: Changing your organization’s future orientation to foster innovation

Is it time to reorient your organization’s outlook? Are you company’s goals too short-term and reactive, rather than far-reaching and proactive? Does it feel as though people are always scrambling to deal with emergencies and “put out fires”, when ideally your organization would be taking carefully planned steps?

Evidence-based change management, Change Management, Psychological safety, Goal setting theory, Future orientation

Evidence-based management is about making better decisions and has its origins in evidence-based medicine

From evidence-based medicine to evidence-based management: An interview with Eric Barends, MD CEBMa

In two sessions, we interviewed Eric Barends, the Managing Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa). Eric is based in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and advises management teams and...

Insights from evidence-based management bring many benefits to managers and professionals.

What are the benefits of evidence-based management in business? An interview with Eric Barends, MD CEBMa

In two sessions, we interviewed Eric Barends, the Managing Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management (CEBMa). Eric is based in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and advises management teams and...

Decision making, Evidence-based Management, Human error, Management development, Strategy

Social system change requires bridging of distinctive sets of social structures with appropriate language use

Social system change: Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard and its lessons for business leaders

The great works of drama offer a wealth of lessons for business leaders. Shakespeare’s King Lear, for example, displays the dangers of a narcissistic, erratic leadership style. Moliere’s The...

Change Management, Change side effects, Discourse, Language of change

Self-efficacy can boost job performance when managers and leaders implement the right measures

Dr. Annette Towler

Self-efficacy and job performance: A primer for management practitioners

This CQ Dossier describes the concept of self-efficacy, describes how to measure the concept, and how to boost employees’ self-efficacy through leadership interventions. The CQ Dossier also describes the research showing the linkage between self-efficacy and job performance.

self-efficacy, Motivation

Knowing your management style, your strengths, and your limitations can help you become a more effective

Dr. Devon Price

Evaluating Your Management Style & Strengths with Evidence-based Management Practices

Managers are typically tasked with monitoring, evaluating, and guiding the work of other people. This focus on external goals and activities does not necessarily encourage introspection; however, it is vital that managers become examiners of their own behavior and performance, as well as of their employees.

Management development, Management performance, Management self-evaluation

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