For most companies, onboarding is an afterthought. They put all their time and effort into hiring a great candidate and then just expect them to show up on day one and start performing. That’s not a recipe for success. Onboarding needs to be much more than just a job description and a first-day handshake. You … Continue Reading
This month we’re going to start a series covering what we call No Surprise Management. No Surprise Management is the management approach that we teach as part of the PSE Method. It centers on the concept that no employee should ever be surprised by a conversation that they have with you. You should be communicating … Continue Reading
This month we’ll be exploring the final section of the PSE One Page, the Execution section. As the name suggests, the Execution section is all about execution. Making sure that the company is moving forward week in and week out. Making consistent progress towards the goals that you created in Strategy and making sure that … Continue Reading
Last month we talked about PSE Day 1 which is focused on the Execution leg of our three-legged People-Strategy-Execution stool. This month we’re going to dive into PSE Day 2, which is more focused on the Strategy and People legs. We’ll start with a review and discussion of PSE Day 1 work. We’ll review each … Continue Reading
I’ve introduced our new Profit Zone Program to you over the past couple of blogs. It is a program designed to help everyone in your organization better understand the financial workings of your company. After going through the program everyone will be financially literate. And each employee will know how their role impacts the company’s … Continue Reading
Two weeks ago I introduced our Profit Zone program. This week we’re going to take a closer look at the activities that the program focuses on. The Profit Zone program has identified 9 activities that help you create and maintain profit. Part of the process of zeroing in on your profit zone is to help … Continue Reading
This is the nineteenth 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: Problem Solving. Problem Solving is defining, analyzing, and diagnosing key components … Continue Reading
This is the eighteenth 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: Planning and Organizing. When you consider Planning and Organizing, you might … Continue Reading
This is the seventeenth 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: Personal Accountability. Personal Accountability has one of the more straightforward definitions: … Continue Reading
This is the sixteenth 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: Negotiation. Negotiation doesn’t just mean playing hardball, it requires listening to … Continue Reading
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