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Talent DNA: How to Find the Perfect Employee for Your Culture

Mark Demos and Krisandra Parsons, Founders, Corp-DNA There is an ancient piece of wisdom that simply asks, “Can two walk together unless they be agreed?” Agreement is more than a decision to associate or combine forces. Agreement has numerous facets that relate to personality, values and motivators. Recently I overheard two HR managers discussing new hires. One said […]

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The Importance of Couching Your Strategy

Management, Strategy

On August 2, 2016 the Rio Olympics gave us a gift—the perfect metaphor for the intersection of absurdity and danger—a kayaker capsized after hitting a rogue sofa in Guanabara Bay. Apparently, although highly skilled and highly trained, this particular kayaker had no knowledge or training for what he should do should he encounter submerged furniture

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The Hidden Cost of Recruiting, and Forgotten Alternative

Management

Michael Timms, Founder & Principal, Avail Leadership When it comes to finding talented managers and executives, there really are only two options: recruit them or develop them from within. Common thinking is that although it may be a little more expensive to recruit them, it’s worth it because it’s quicker and easier. But that assumption is

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Outsourcing isn’t dead. You’re just doing it wrong.

Management

Steve Mezak, CEO, Accelerance There’s been much press lately about how outsourcing software development is dead. The reason this line of thinking has taken hold is because the stereotypical outsourcing model no longer works – that is, hiring an army of cheap developers in far-off exotic lands that only have marginal technical and communication skills. This approach,

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Don’t Blame the Test

Management

As the Baby Boomers face retirement, the federal government faces the problem of replacing them. Government officials must address the consequences of a bad hire, just as corporate companies do, with one important exception. Firing a civil servant is nearly impossible. That’s why decision makers are once again considering the use of tests, something that

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Want Your Business to Thrive? Make It More Learning-Agile

Management

J.P. Flaum, Managing Partner, Green Peak Partners, and Dr. Becky Winkler, Partner, Green Peak Partners When it comes to hiring and developing talent, many companies prioritize qualities that are easy to measure and that allow employees’ progress to be tracked in a steady and linear way. Pedigree, professionalism and a polished career path have often

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Interns Work If…

Small Business

This is the time of year when many small businesses get inquiries from students about spring or summer internships. So do you hire or not? Should you pay interns? How do you find the one that might…just might… turn out to be your next employee? Over the years we have offered internships at various times.

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How to Avoid Firing An Employee

Management

Ron West, author of “Corporate Caterpillars: How to Grow Wings” By the time most business leaders utter those immortal words “you’re fired” they are usually massively relieved. It is often said that no leader ever wishes they had waited before firing an employee. Most wish they had done it much sooner. But does it really

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Succession, Synthesis, Survival: Leveraging Demographics for Corporate Survival

Management, Strategy

Paul Nourigat An unprecedented wave of staff turnover will rock most industries for the next 15 years. The retirement of CEOs, their direct reports and many highly skilled positions will create an unprecedented vacuum of human capital. As the economy improves and productivity improvement tapers off, robotics and sourcing strategies will hit their ceiling and

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Hiring the Right Person for a Small Business

Small Business

Cynthia Kay No matter what the size of the business, employees are critical to an organization’s success. This is especially true when a business wants to grow or expand. Employees help develop new products and services. Employees manufacture the goods. They provide the service. Employees can help delight a customer or destroy a relationship. So

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