Game of Thrones, season 5. Who’s excited? This girl. Cue the Game of Thrones theme song. I have to admit, I am a total Game of Thrones (GoT) fangirl. I’m waiting for HBO’s April 12th launch of season 5 with bated breath and I’m expecting it to live up to my expectations. I love the…

For the past year, APQC has been doing in-depth research on the topic of leadership. We've looked at everything from the causes of the leadership deficit to the different types of leadership styles preferred by most organizations today. Have you ever wondered what the leadership culture is like at…

The Houston Chronicle recently named its Top Work Places for 2013. APQC was named 21st out of 140 best small organizations to work for based on the results from employee surveys. More than 68,000 Houston area employees were surveyed by WorkplaceDynamics on issues such as their benefits and pay…

A number of talent management best practices have been revealed again and again in APQC’s human capital management research studies. Five of these tried-and-true talent management best practices include: defining talent management broadly, yet integrating the many elements of talent…

C. Jack Grayson, founder of APQC, former professor and business school dean, and former chairman of President Nixon's Price Commission, turned 90! To celebrate the occasion, Jack's relatives, friends, and the APQC family headed out to Sealy, TX to watch Jack go skydiving with Westside…

Recruiting professionals, what do you need to know to do your job effectively? People often ask APQC, "what do top performers in recruiting look like?" and "do top performers in recruiting cost (i.e., low cost) also have high-quality recruiting processes?" We are also asked about popular trends…

Forbes wrote an article on the top qualities for leaders today. But what is the state of today's organizational leadership? APQC conducted a brief survey on the state of leadership in today's organizations. Employees and leaders are interested in the factors that affect existing leadership…