Do You Have What It Takes to Help Your Team Be Creative?

in , , /by

We have learned that human performance categories like sales ability and leadership can be broken down into skill sets that are not only measurable; they are also trainable. I have pushed the competencies approach into several new areas over the years, including parenting, stress management, and even love, but the area where this approach has had the greatest success has been creativity. Based on a review of relevant research and theory, my collaborators and I have identified four core competencies that help individuals express more creativity, boosting creative output dramatically.

Read more

5 Strategies for Becoming More Influential

in , , , /by

Ask any effective leader about soft skills and she’ll say that developing them is anything but soft. Rather, learning how to recognize and interpret emotions in oneself and others is a hard skill to develop, but critical to leadership effectiveness nonetheless. The good news is anybody can increase personal influence. The bad news is, nothing good comes easily. It takes influential role in others’ decision-making but you can do so by adhering to 5 guidelines.

Read more

4 Steps To A New Promotion Model

in , , , /by

Organizations were truly shaken up and altered by the last recession. In the past, the so-called lessons learned were quickly forgotten as companies lost focus on efficiencies and fell back into bad habits. So far, overall, that is not happening this time around. Here are 4 steps management can implement to build growth-based career cultures.

Read more

10 Creative Ideas for Your Office Thanksgiving Celebration

in , , /by

Turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie?everyone knows the key ingredients to a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. But what about the ingredients for the perfect office Thanksgiving celebration? This year, you don’t need to provide your employees a full-blown feast. Instead, focus on the reasons for the holiday: showing your appreciation, and encouraging them to give back to the community. To help you out, we’ve come up with a list of unique ways to put the “thanks” and “giving” back in your office Thanksgiving.

Read more

Recruiting the Millennial Generation

in , , , , /by

For years, companies have labeled Millennials as entitled and narcissistic. But as savvy employers can tell you, this simply isn’t true. Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are just different. As a generation, they’re more confident, tech savvy, optimistic, and connected than previous generations. But they also differ in what they want, the skills they bring to the table, and how they communicate.

Read more

Top 21 Proven Ways to Engage Employees

in , , , /by

Many employees in today’s job market quickly feel uninspired by their work, get bored after 2 years and start job hunting for something new. So we decided to speak with some of the best HR professionals and business leaders around the country to find the strategies they recommend to keep employees engaged.There are also some tips below that have been really successful at our company. Here are the top 21 employee engagement ideas that you should apply at your office.

Read more

Supporting Veterans – Career Resource List

in , , /by

The majority of veterans who are referred to our California executive search firm are smart, educated, resourceful and entrepreneurial, leaders, honest to a fault, fiercely loyal and will be relentless on their pursuit to succeed. Many organizations are committed to helping veterans find civilian jobs, and some also sponsor programs targeted at putting military spouses back to work. We started with a list over 200 resources and decided that may be a bit overwhelming for you to try to filter through, so we did our best to organize the list and here are our favorite 45 resources.

Read more

3 Things that Drive Bottom-line Results and Employee Engagement

in , , , /by

So you’ve taken great care in hiring the candidate who stood tall above the others. The hard work is done right? Wrong. Employee Engagement is work, and as their manager, it is your responsibility to keep your treasured employee engaged to drive bottom-line results for the business.

Read more

Why Employee Engagement Matters and Employee Satisfaction Might Not

in , , , , /by

Employee “satisfaction” and employee “engagement” are terms that have often times been used interchangeably when referring to keeping company morale and lowering turnover rates. Can they really be used interchangeably? Not quite. And here’s why.

Read more

Is Work Life Balance a Reality in Today’s Workforce?

in , , , /by

65% of human resources professionals believe their company provides their employees with the “work-life-balance,” we all want and need. However, if you’re an employee it probably won’t surprise you that this study’s results show a huge disconnect in what many human resources professionals believe and what is reality.

Read more