Making good hiring decisions is one of those areas which is so darn costly when done incorrectly. It can be so difficult to consider all the factors: 1. Does the candidate fit our corporate culture 2. Does their personality match those already on the team 3. How will their unique skill set combine with those [...]
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Hiring… an art form
Thursday, February 11th, 2010Tags:Akio Toyoda, Andrew Young, assessment, coaching, Conan O'Brien, corporate, culture, development, hiring, John Edwards, leadership, on-boarding, staffing, team, Toyota
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Ode to monkey wrenches
Thursday, February 4th, 2010There’s always that one monkey wrench that gets thrown in your way at some point on a project, in your path on the way toward a goal, hanging in the sidelines, dooming completion, throwing you for a loop, — and it’s okay, really. We have this tendency to want order in our efforts – of [...]
Tags:change, consulting, corporate, creative thinking, culture, cutting back, development, effectiveness, employee, flexible, growth, improvement, interpersonal, leadership, opportunity, organizational strategy, personal, reorganization, work options, work/life balance
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Leadership – a case in point
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Yesterday I noticed Jack Welch posted a comment on Twitter questioning how companies with executive compensation limits would compete in the war for talent. Today NYT writer Kristof post stated that “Half the Sky” made the NYT best-seller list for the 4th week, calling it a “triumph for bleeding hearts!” “Half the Sky” is a [...]
Tags:change, consulting, corporate, creative thinking, culture, development, effectiveness, growth, health, interpersonal, leadership, opportunity, reorganization, stress, work/life balance
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