Last week, I interviewed a job candidate and asked about her "Master Plan" - in other words, where she intended her career to go. Without a pause - she said: "I want to get into leadership." Doing my best Columbo act, I asked: "What does that mean? While she looked at me with a "Duh - that's obvious" expression on her face, she couldn't answer the question. She didn't know … [Read more...]
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Stop Your Excuses and Do the Work
"I don't know how!" said Bob. "Oy Veh", thought Chip Some background... A client (Bob) and I were talking about how he never has enough time to work bigger issues. I suggested he better utilize his staff. This frees his time for more value-added contributions. In essence, be a "coach" instead of a "player." I recommended he conduct mid-year performance reviews to … [Read more...]
Is Consensus Decision-Making Slowing Down your Team? Try these 6 Steps to Faster Agreement
"Okay, good discussion, do we have consensus?" asks the Team Leader. Most nod yes and glance expectantly around the room. Then, in an all-to-predictable manner, a member of the Team says, "I'm just not sure - it seems to me there must be a better way." You hear the oxygen and energy get sucked out of the room. Team members close their eyes in quiet desperation and the Leader … [Read more...]
Assessment for Hiring
What it is Our assessment services explore and objectively measure the complexities of human beings as they fit within your organization. If finding great candidates were easy, you wouldn't be reading this. Everyone has different skills, abilities, strengths and weaknesses. In addition, we all have unique experiences and personalities. Research has shown that people with … [Read more...]