Getting to Know PSE Day 2

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

Profit Zone

10 Benefits of the Profit Zone Program

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

Problem Solving

Making Problems Disappear Forever

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

Planning and Organizing

Organizing Yourself for Success

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

Personal Accountability

Focus on What You Can Control: Yourself

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

Negotiation

Finding the Win-Win Solution

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

leadership

Leading From Where You Are

This is the fifteenth 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: Leadership. There are many different definitions of what it means to … Continue Reading

Interpersonal Skills

Finding True Connection With Others

This is the fourteenth 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 on how to develop it. This week: Interpersonal Skills. Most people have a general idea of what Interpersonal … Continue Reading