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Would you like to transform the way you hire and manage your people, and optimize the human potential in your workforce?

Many companies—from multinational mega-corporations to neighborhood markets—are still using outdated hiring techniques. Clinging to the ways of the past when constructing a workforce leads to high turnover, stagnant engagement from staff and quarterly...

Have you ever thought you hired the workplace version of John Wayne, only to find out youʼve been duped and ended up with a Woody Allen? Poor hiring decisions are costly mistakes that can range from 150% to 300% of an employeeʼs base salary. Financial...

Successful businesses give employees the power to play to their strengths, rather than forcing specific behaviors and skill sets on them. Each person in the workforce has something to contribute, and those talents need to be utilized and valued.

Have you ever thought you hired the workplace version of John Wayne, only to find out you have been duped and ended up with a Woody Allen?

Today’s workforce is unfortunately more disengaged than ever. Perhaps it is because of the generational shift from boomers to millennials, or maybe because people are generally disenchanted with our changing society — whether it’s the effect of politics,...

Companies that have not caught up to modern employee engagement strategies often feel frustrated their vision is not shared and executed by all of the people on their team. But effective business leaders know that in order for that to happen, employees...

You know that a mis-hire carries with it a financial impact that can last for months on end. But there are other more subtle costs associated with mis-hiring that many, even in the HR field, don’t consider or don’t put enough weight into. In fact, these...

Here are the 5 best strategies to keep employee turnover to a minimum. 1. Hire the Right Candidates in the First Place The best way to reduce employee turnover is to get the hiring process right, starting with recruiting the right type of person for the...

The best way to maximize your company’s competitive advantage is to fully leverage your existing workforce. By improving employee performance, you’re saving time and recruitment dollars as compared to increased turnover and hiring.

Although most companies today know that great employees are worth their weight in gold, they cling to outdated strategies to acquire new talent. Here are 5 of the most common myths we see businesses continuing to believe today and how to shift your...

When a person has strong natural abilities, the right attitude for the job purpose, and is aligned with your company mission and vision, they are positioned for success: everything becomes easier. There is less resistance, management is more open to...

After 24 years of day to day work in the recruiting space, I sold my recruiting and staffing business and joined the forces of the Talent Management consulting world.

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There are five prevalent myths disrupting your employee retention.

As the steward of your organization’s people practices, you know people truly are your only competitive advantage.

Often you will see managers and leaders looking to HR to fix people and situations that could have been avoided by demonstrating more consciousness and awareness before, during and after hiring.

Does HR have any real say in who should get the job? The reality is that the recruiting profession has much to do with why thing operate the way they do in HR. Companies spent billions of dollars utilizing our services and there were /are too many people...

There are five secrets to being a great interviewer. These keys empower you to maximize your effectiveness in hiring the right people for the right roles.

An excellent on-boarding program gives the manager an opportunity to explain on his or her management, communication and feedback style with the new hire, as well as discuss with the new hire how they prefer to be managed, developed and coached. When...