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Deeper than the Resume: Behavioral Interview Training

Everyone who’s hired someone has experienced the highs and lows of hit-or-miss hiring practices. Some employees wow you in the interview, but show a lack of emotional intelligence or character on the job. Meanwhile, other employees seem to fit right into...

Why Role Analysis Is Your Secret Weapon Against Mishires

When an employee leaves due to job dissatisfaction or fails to perform up to expectations, it certainly affects the bottom line as well as overall morale and productivity. Mishires can create friction among employees, weaken faith in leadership, and...

Communications Intelligence Is Critical For Momentum

When it comes to navigating the new normal during a global pandemic, communication is key for keeping teams engaged, focused, and accountable. Communication is the vehicle for shaping work environments and driving momentum especially in leading remote...

Powerful Meetings for Remote Teams

COVID-19 threw many companies for a loop by forcing teams into working remotely with little or no time to prepare. Even though the tech industry had started to forge that path years ago, most companies hadn’t envisioned a distributed workforce in their...

Grounding the New You in the New Normal - Ignite Your Feminine Power

It’s been about 6 months since we began to realize that COVID-19 was going to be more than a blip on our radar. During that time, countless had to get creative about turning their home into an office, fostering remote team engagement, and keeping...

Ignite Your Feminine Leadership Power During COVID-19

Let’s face it, being an effective leader required dedication, focus and perseverance before COVID-19 hit. Now everyone is just doing their best to balance keeping their professional and home life afloat with no separation between the two. Companies are...

21 Steps to Shaping an Organizational Culture- Part 2

A healthy Organizational Culture is necessary for the workplace, virtually or live to function in today’s world. Having a healthy, constructive corporate culture is necessary for organizational success. Shaping an intentional culture unlocks the wealth...

21 Steps to Shaping an Organizational Culture- Part 1

Having a healthy, constructive corporate culture, virtually or live, is necessary for organizational success. Shaping an intentional culture unlocks the wealth of talent within your people and drives productivity, engagement and profits.

MORTAR: A High-Performance Organizational Culture Framework

On June 23rd, Margaret Graziano, a well-respected high-performance culture and leadership strategist, presented a well in-depth take on HR Leaders' roles in transforming their Organizational Culture in their workplaces.

What Have The Protests Accomplished?

by KeenAlignment | Jun 08, 2020 |
So what has protesting accomplished?🏾Within 10 days of sustained protests:Minneapolis bans use of choke holds.🏾Charges are upgraded against Officer Chauvin, and his accomplices are arrested and charged.🏾Dallas adopts a "duty to intervene" rule that...

5 Keys To Building Momentum In Remote Teams

Building and sustaining momentum throughout your workforce is challenging in the best of times. In this moment, it has become even more difficult, as teams in almost every business operate in remote work environments.

The Inside Out Approach To Employee Engagement Part 2

by KeenAlignment | May 20, 2020 | Employee Engagement
Miss Part 1? Just head here.

The Inside Out Approach To Employee Engagement Part 1

by KeenAlignment | May 19, 2020 | Employee Engagement
Whether your organization is actively moving forward or treading water just to sustain the business, keeping teams healthy and engaged are worries on every leader’s mind. Among the various economic and health challenges keeping leaders up at night is...

Leading in Times of Uncertainty

Cultural Alignment: Developing a Peak Performance Culture

An Evolving List of COVID-19 Resources for Leaders

Collectively, we are relying on one another to exist in our new normal. And an abundance of our community members, partners, colleagues and friends are using this time to provide support.We've curated the resources that have resonated with us and...

Connect Without Connecting

Physical Distance and Covid-19 Originally posted by our partners at Leadership Circle As the world continues to learn more about COVID-19 and more about how the virus is spread, many leaders are navigating the confusing waters of how we connect without...

An In-Depth Look at HR’s Role in Employee Engagement

by KeenAlignment | Feb 03, 2020 | Employee Engagement
The human resources department, colloquially referred to as HR, should be at the center of a company’s efforts to improve employee engagement. Because companies are becoming more culture-focused, and many are gathering data on how engagement affects...

21st Century Leadership [INFOGRAPHIC]

At KeenAlignment, our philosophy is to introduce best practices in leadership and management and to allow participants to self-select the approach that demonstrates their natural core strengths and maximizes their effectiveness. While we do not subscribe...

Webinar: Using Analytics to Humanize Hiring

Join us tomorrow for our webinar on "Using Analytics to Humanize Hiring" at 7am PDT/10am EDT.

Cultural Alignment [INFOGRAPHIC]

The life of your company depends on the culture you inspire.

Maximize HR Leadership Effectiveness [INFOGRAPHIC]

In the conscious hiring process, candidates are interviewed and assessed for their ability and aptitude in those important competencies, as well as for their match fit in terms of purpose, values, and behaviors. If they naturally possess the key traits,...

Margaret Graziano: 2019 Women of Influence

Local Corporate Culture Catalyst recognized as one of Silicon Valley's Top 100 Influential Women in Business

Podcast: Transform Your Career from Recruiting to Organizational Effectiveness Consulting