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Using Liberating Structures To Promote Inclusivity and Engagement

by Margaret Graziano | Mar 18, 2020 | Employee Engagement, Workforce Optimization, Workplace Culture, Workforce Productivity, Organizational Development

5 Keys to Building an Aligned and Purposeful Workforce

by Margaret Graziano | Jul 11, 2019 | Company Culture, Effective Leadership, High Performance Culture, Talent Optimization, HR Today, Organizational Alignment, Organizational Culture, Workforce Optimization, Workplace Culture, OrganizationalDevelopment, Business Leaders, Business Strategy, HR Strategy

In today’s disjointed world, most people say they feel disconnected and apathetic in regards to their jobs. With all the negative noise streaming in from multiple modalities, people are often overwhelmed with demotivating and disturbing messages. These...

5 Core Strategies to Align and Engage Your Workforce

by Margaret Graziano | Apr 16, 2019 | employee value propsition, Employee Engagement, strategic workforce planning, Workforce Optimization, talent alignment, Talent Strategy, Management Training

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

Organizational Culture: What behavior does your organization inspire?

by Margaret Graziano | Mar 22, 2019 | constructiveculture, HR Consulting, Organizational Alignment, Transformational Thinking, workculture, Workforce Optimization, OrganizationalDevelopment, best HR practices, HumanCapitalManagement

Most often leaders do not consciously create or intend on shaping a corporate work culture that winds up constraining or restricting organizational growth, in fact most leaders who are faced with the daunting task of taking on transforming the...

Using & Validating Assessments

by Margaret Graziano | Nov 10, 2017 | Assessment, Core Competencies, Employee Selection, Innovate Talent Utilization, Workforce Optimization, Skills, Talent Capacity

Employee selection (and the use of assessments) is one of the fastest-growing sectors in human resources. Assessment tools of various sorts are used to evaluate everything from candidate motivations, values and behaviors to communication style,...

Building a Winning Workplace Culture - Part 2

by Margaret Graziano | Oct 03, 2017 | HR Training, Talent Gaps, People Strategy, Values Based Hiring, Workforce demographics, Workforce Optimization, Talent Capacity, talent development, Talent Management, Talent Strategy, Workforce Engagement, Leadership Acumen

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Taking a Conscious Approach to Your Hiring Practices - Part 2

by Margaret Graziano | Sep 18, 2017 | behavioral interviewing, Employee Engagement, conscious hiring, employee performance, Employee Retention, Workforce Optimization, Workplace Culture, Quality of Hire, Workforce Productivity, Candidate Selection, Human Potential

Employee Engagement

THINKHR and Margaret Graziano partner to host a Conscious Hiring Webinar

by Margaret Graziano | Sep 13, 2017 | behavioral interviewing, Hiring, conscious hiring, People Strategy, strategic hiring, Webinars, Workforce Optimization, retention, Talent Strategy, turnover, Candidate Selection, Human Potential, Mishire, quality of hire

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

Choose Wisely: What It Takes to Build the Team of Your Dreams

by Margaret Graziano | Aug 10, 2017 | Hire better people, Conscious Hiring, Employment Selection, Hiring Process, Talent Acquisition Strategy, Workforce Optimization, People Optimization, Quality of Hire, Quality Hiring, Talent Strategy, quality of hire

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...

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Conscious Hiring And The Customer Experience

by Margaret Graziano | Dec 09, 2015 | talent management training, Workforce Optimization, Operational Efficiency

Ensuring your team understands your product and service set and why customers use them is where excellent service begins. You can bridge the knowledge gap for new hires with comprehensive on the job training, however, you cannot train your workers to...

Optimized, Engaged People are the Key to Organizational Success

by Margaret Graziano | Nov 20, 2015 | Customer Experience, Workforce Optimization, Operational Efficiency

An optimized workforce means that the right people are focused on the right things. The right things might look like increased sales, operational efficiency, innovation, customer experience and sustainability, as these are the pillars of any long-term...

Are People in Your Companies the Competitive Advantage?

by Margaret Graziano | Nov 19, 2015 | Workforce Optimization, Organizational Transformation

People are the competitive advantage to your company. You gain a competitive advantage with your people when you implement keen workforce optimization practices. Provocative employment branding, compelling employee engagement and retention initiatives,...

Stakeholder Alignment And Business Strategy

by Margaret Graziano | Aug 14, 2013 | Goal Setting, Emerging Leaders, Goal Alignment, High Performance Team, Executive Assessment, Executive Coaching, leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational Alignment, Performance Management, Workforce Optimization, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategy Execution, Workforce Strategy, Business Strategy, Management Training

An effective business strategy needs more than an arbitrary directive from the CEO. Developing and implementing an effective strategy that moves your company objectives forward is required in today’s competitive marketplace. When that strategy breaks...

Employee Involvement: What’s All The Fuss?

by Margaret Graziano | Aug 07, 2013 | Employee Attrition Rate, Employee Engagement, Employee Satisfaction, High Performance Team, High Performance Culture, Employee Performance Reviews, Employee Retention, Performance Management, Reduce Unwanted Turnover, Workforce Optimization, Retention Strategy, Recruitment Strategy, Talent Management, Talent Strategy, Workforce Strategy, Management Training

If people are the fuel for business engine, a high performing group of people is key for business success. Creating a Talent Strategy that puts people first encourages high performance. With studies, news anchors and special programming all geared around...

Is Employee Retention An American Fable?

Never before have US companies had a harder time keeping their employees ALIVE and PRESENT at work. Maybe this FREE Agent mindset people are talking about has some real perks for both sides of the equation. I have been studying employment and work-place...

Jun 25, 2013

Conscious Hiring is a proven system designed to hire the right person for the right role.

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Meet The Founder

Margaret Graziano, CPC, CTS Named “Chicago Woman Business Owner of the Year�? National Association of Women Business Owners, 2004 Named “Influential Woman in Business�? The DuPage Business Ledger, 2003 Margaret Graziano is the CEO and Sr. Managing...

KeenHire™ Recruiting Training

KeenHire™ Recruitment and Staffing Training Recruitment Training – Programs/Seminars/Workshops “You must play BOLDLY to WIN.�? - Arnold Palmer

Employee Development

by Margaret Graziano | Feb 27, 2013 | Employee Development, Goal Setting, Goal Alignment, Executive Coaching, Employees, Larry Bird, Leadership Development, Training, Workforce Optimization, Personal Development, Recruiting Training, succession planning, Succession Planning, Workforce Performance Management, Workforce Strategy, Coaching, Management Training, Organizational Development

Employee development and training means we invests in our people and help you to do the same. We provide a systematic and integrated approach to employee development and training, delivered though 1-1 coaching, in-person seminars, or convenient...

New Manager Training

The difference between success and failure is simple. It’s all about execution; before, during and after the solution has been applied.

Conscious Hiring™ Training

Let’s face it. Your internal talent is probably your ONLY competitive advantage. For your company to grow and be an industry leader, it’s critical that you hire difference makers who have the capacity and ability to achieve your company’s goals and...

Executive Assessment

by Margaret Graziano | Feb 18, 2013 | Executive Alignment, Goal Optimization, Goal Setting, Behavioral Interviews, Goal Alignment, Executive Coaching, Executive Recruitment, Decision Maker, Managing Change, Mentoring Programs, Organizational Alignment, Workforce Optimization, Organizational Effectiveness, Succession Planning, Workforce Performance Management, Workforce Strategy, Management Training, Organizational Development

As a leading decision maker at your company, it’s almost certain that you need to be sure your executive staff is corporately aligned and motivated for success. Because this type of psychometric data is almost never laid out in front of you, we’re here...

Organizational Assessment

No matter what your industry is, your business operates on multiple levels that are crucial to bottom-line success. The effectiveness of each component working with the others is directly related to business sales, retention, and the overall...

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