Assessments & Evaluations

Nov

How to Hire an Optimist!

A new study shows why optimists do better over the course of their careers, make more money and are… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Case Studies, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: behavioral interview, candidate assessment, career development, conviction, energy level, fulfillment, glass half full, happy life, improve outcomes, interview questions, interviewing, job search, Optimism, positive

Jun

Eight Lessons to Master Before Becoming a First-Time Manager Part 2

Yesterday you were one of the group. Today you’re its leader. Here’s what you’ll need to do differently. Being… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Dynamic Training News, Latest Leadership Posts, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment

Tagged: ask, assessment, clarity, DiSC, expectation, hiring, humor, idea, leader, listen, manager, MBTI, outcome, performance, promotion, question, standard, supervisor, team, transition, trust

May

Eight Lessons to Master Before Becoming a First-Time Manager Part 1

Congratulations! You’ve just been promoted to lead a department in which just yesterday you were a contributing member of the… Continue Reading

Tagged: ask, assessment, career, clarity, DiSC, diversity, expectation, hiring, humor, idea, leader; trust, listen, manager, MBTI, outcome, performance, promotion, question, skill, standard, stress, success, supervisor, talent, team, transition

May

Stop Burning Money Training People! Part 1 of 2

Does your company training approach seem like burning money? Perhaps it’s not the training program that’s the issue, but a… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Dynamic Training News, Latest Leadership Posts, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: alignment, assessment, attitude, burning money, curriculum, development, employee engagement, engagement, knowledge, management, participation, preparation, return on investment, shared learning, skills, teambuilding, training

Apr

What Colleges & Universities Need to Get Right in Order to Thrive Again

If a career is the objective of a college education, then why isn’t a course on How to Conduct Your… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Career Search Tools & Education, Latest Leadership Posts, Strategic Planning

Tagged: admission, alumni, assessment, campus, career, career center, career education, career preparation, career readiness, career services, college, compensation, curriculum, education, employability, GEPA, graduate, hired, hiring, income, interviewing, interviews, job, job search, job skills, jobs, measure, norms, research, school, university

Mar

The Myth of Living AT Your Means

We either live above our means or below our means because nobody ever lives AT their means. My grandfather… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Latest Leadership Posts, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment

Tagged: B2B Sales Essentials, bills, budgeting, consequences, credit card, debt, discipline, Get a Better Job Faster, income, investment, Leading Through People, money management, mortgage, priorities, retirement, savings, spending

Feb

What Kind of an Expectation Setter Are You?

Unless you set very clear expectations, almost every person will disappoint you with his or her unsatisfactory outcomes. When… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Latest Leadership Posts, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment

Tagged: accomplishment, assignment, chore, communication, deliverables, disappointment, expectations, measurables, outcomes, plan, project, request, satisfactory, skill, task

Jan

Is Curiosity the New Career Super-Power?

Curiosity is rumored to have turned out poorly for the cat. Yet things usually end up quite well for curious,… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Career Search Tools & Education, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Latest Leadership Posts, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: assessment, career development, CQ, Curiosity, decision, emotional intelligence, EQ, hire, interview, job search, learning, needs assessment, problem solving, sales, selling, thinking

Nov

Top Ten Tips: How to Read a Résumé

Are job seekers better prepared than hiring managers when it comes to understanding the ways to utilize a résumé to… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Career Search Tools & Education, Dynamic Training News, Latest Leadership Posts, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment

Tagged: achievement, background check, candidate, credentials;, customer service, hiring manager, ideal candidate, job seeker, profit minded, resume, résumé fraud, truth-in-advertising, work ethic

Aug

Six Interview Questions That Terrorize Older Workers – Part 2 of 2

You aren’t ready to retire right now…maybe in a decade or so. But the employer with whom you are interviewing… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Career Search Tools & Education, Dynamic Training News, Leadership Development & Training, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: age bias, energy level, interview questions, interviewer, job search, less experienced boss, loyalty, mature worker, motivation, older worker, overqualified, results, work challenge, younger boss