This is the fifth installment in our 25-week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency, explain its value, and give you tips to help you develop it. This week: Creativity and Innovation. We define Creativity and Innovation as creating new … Continue Reading
This is the fourth installment in our 25-week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency, explain its value, and give you tips to help you develop it. This week: Continuous Learning. Continuous Learning is taking initiative to regularly learn new … Continue Reading
This is the third installment in our 25-week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency and explain its value. Then we’ll give you tips to help you develop it. This week: Conflict Management There are many occasions in which you … Continue Reading
This is the second installment in our 25-week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency, explain its value, and give you tips to help you develop it. This week: Conceptual Thinking. Conceptual Thinking is analyzing hypothetical situations, patterns, and/or abstract … Continue Reading
This week we’re kicking off a 25-week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency, explain its value, and give you tips to help you develop it. Up first: Appreciating Others. Appreciating Others, as the name would suggest, is all about … Continue Reading
As the business world starts to open back up again, now is a great time to reevaluate your approach as a leader. A lot has changed over the past 18 months, including you. How have you changed as a leader? What new habits have you created? Which ones are serving you well? Which ones aren’t? … Continue Reading
Given how tight the current labor market is, I thought now would be a good time to repost the following blog. It’s all about how to keep the employees you already have on staff engaged. Because the best way to avoid the trenches of the war for talent is to make sure you keep your … Continue Reading
People often don’t realize how difficult it can be for new employees to become contributing members of an organization. Helping new employees get on board is much more challenging than most companies think. It’s common to adopt the attitude, “Well, they’re on board and making good money, now let’s see how they do!” But, according … Continue Reading
Every organization wants to hire quality people. High quality employees are those who truly make a difference to your business. The ones who can raise the bar and clearly separate you from the competition. But they’re hard to find, mostly because these people are usually already employed. There is good news, though. Your competitors are … Continue Reading
Happy People = Happy Profits. When people are happy, when they understand how what they do every day impacts the bottom line, when they enjoy coming to work, when they believe in what they are doing, when they feel valued, a company will be more profitable. A study in the book Primal Leadership by Daniel … Continue Reading
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