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The article discusses the findings of the Global Leadership Traits Study of business professionals launched in January 2015 to understand the similarities and differences in leadership traits across generations, cultures and regions. Topics covered include the top five leadership traits cited by business professionals surveyed, the gender of the leaders they most admire, and honest as the top trait chosen by all generations except Millennials who participated in the study.

The article focuses on the approach taken by retailer Bloomingdale's to improve associates' behavior. Topics covered include the advantages of the Employee Knowledge Platform, the integration of training into each shift without taking associates off the floor and the benefit of providing personalized and gamified training. Also mentioned is the support shown on the unique challenges of different departments and stores.

An interview with William Seidman, chief executive officer (CEO) of Cerebyte Inc., company focused on developing organizational cultures is presented. When asked about his interest in management and organizational performance, he discussed on creating attitudes, cognitive patterns, and behavioral patterns. He discussed the concept of social learning. He focuses on the biggest challenge faced by employers in training employees.

The article offers information on the Association for Talent Development's LearnNow event titled "Developing the High-Performance Manager," aims to assist managers in learning how to coach frontline managers. The event will help managers identify ways to overcome barriers based on the ACCEL Model, a framework of five skills that effective managers employ. The model's elements include accountability, communication and collaboration.

The article discusses the decline in the number of executive-level employees who said they had suffered attempts from co-workers to make them look bad from 2008 to 2015. Topics covered include strategies executives utilize when a colleague tried to make them look bad such as direct confrontation and complaining to the human resources (HR) department, categories of workplace saboteurs, and ways to prevent sabotaging co-workers from succeeding in their efforts.

The article discusses a study conducted by consulting company Gallup which reveals the implication of qualities of managers for employee engagement and mentioned five important managerial skills such as ability to motivate employees, builde trust, and overcome obstacles.

The article presents charts and graphs of survey results of business executives regarding organizational culture, including identification, integration, and use of the culture in the organization, business strategy, and organizational transformation.