When considering improving your employee’s leadership skills often we think “Send them to training.” It’s as if leaders miraculously emerge from the training room changed forever. Realistically though, what really happens after training? It should come as no […]
There are valid reasons to dismiss job applicants with “you’re overqualified!” As often as not, it can be a thoughtless, dispiriting copout. Poor interviewers and weak managers use it most. If a hiring manager is concerned that an […]
Let’s examine questions interviewers shouldn’t be asking. Broadly speaking, employers aren’t allowed to ask candidates questions that will reveal personal information and may undermine their chances of being hired for a position. Such questions are discriminatory and, while […]
There is much written about the Millennial and Baby Boomer generations battling it out in the workplace. On the one hand, Millennials are questioning the status quo. On the other hand, Baby Boomers are struggling to understand why […]
Leadership development continues to be an important strategy, supporting organizational growth in all types of economies. This is driven not only by growth of the company with resulting promotions and increasing leadership complexity, but also by globalization, technology […]
There are many ways that we can derail our careers. Keeping our focus and doing the simple things right helps to keep us in line with the goals and values of our company. However, we often lose sight […]
Derailing behaviors can stunt careers and impede goal achievement. Executive coaching can effectively counter the negative impact of these behaviors. Judging – As professionals, we make judgments every day and are paid to make good ones. What happens […]
Writing a good resume takes preparation and practice. Employers receive hundreds of resumes per job posting; therefore, it’s important to make your resume set you apart and provide a good first impression. The increased use of social media […]
Honest and direct feedback helps executives and leaders take their skills – and performance – to the next level. Every organization has high­ potential, valued employees who have been successful as individual contributors, but who fail when advanced […]
How many more studies have to be conducted before managers at all levels truly understand the power they hold with their direct reports? After all, employees don’t leave companies; they leave people; it is the relationship between an […]