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Jan

New Year’s Resolution: I Will Negotiate a Compensation Increase in 2023!

With inflation robbing almost 9% of your paycheck in 2022, it is more important than ever to negotiate the right… Continue Reading

Posted in Career Search Tools & Education, Latest Leadership Posts, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: 401k, allowance, benefits, best practices, bonus, comp plan, compensation, expense reimbursement, inflation, investment, linkedintopvoices, negotiation, new job, non-cash compensation, pay raise, paycheck, promotion, salary, training, wfh

Mar

Seven Massive Improvements to Onboarding New Hires

The effectiveness of your onboarding program will go a long way towards getting a faster ROI on the investment to… Continue Reading

Posted in Performance Management, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment

Tagged: alignment, employee-retention, engagement, explaining, keep the best, knowledge, launch, learning, mastering, new job, onboarding, orientation, procedures, process, retention, showing, skills, start, talent retention, teaching, training

Apr

Are Your Training Programs a Net Expense or High ROI Investment? – Part 2 of 2

The greatest return on investment for training comes when managers focus on helping each employee to MASTER the consistent, correct… Continue Reading

Posted in Career Search Tools & Education, Dynamic Training News, Latest Leadership Posts, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: applying, coaching, consistent, feedback, habit, learn, learning, management, mastering, modeling, observing, Performance management, questions, return on investment, ROI, self-assessment, self-discovery, train, training

Aug

Apprenticeships: a Brilliant Post-COVID Talent Strategy

Apprenticeships aren’t only for plumbers and electricians. Savvy employers will use apprenticeship programs to attract and retain talented people in… Continue Reading

Posted in Career Search Tools & Education, Case Studies, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Leadership Development & Training, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment

Tagged: apprentice, apprenticeships, certifications, credentials;, employee turnover, employee-retention, hard skills, hard-to-fill job, job training, jobs, OJT, on-the-job training, open position, recruiting, skills, soft skills, talent acquisition, talent gap, talent pool, technical skills, training, unemployment, unfilled jobs

Mar

Why do You Permit C-Players to Remain on Your Team?

Why do so many managers permit C-Players on their teams? One of my early bosses, Jerry McDaniel, was a man… Continue Reading

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

Tagged: A-player, b-player, c-player, coaching, complaining, correcting, cost, improvement, management, managing, performance, performance metrics, problems, talent development, topgrading, training

Feb

When You Want to Light a Fire Under Someone, Stop Using a Flamethrower!

When you’re trying to motivate someone to improve his or her performance or behavior, if your tool of choice is… Continue Reading

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

Tagged: assigning work, behavior, behaviorism, best practice, coaching, correcting, counseling, delegating, employee engagement, extrinsic, feedback, humanism, intrinsic, leadership, manipulation, motivate, motivation, performance, Performance management, setting expectations, setting goals, training

Oct

You Own Your Talent Gap & It’s Solution

Remaining highly employable is a choice each person must make for themselves. Either have a well-crafted and ongoing plan for… Continue Reading

Posted in Career Search Tools & Education, Dynamic Training News, Latest Leadership Posts, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Talent Development & Training

Tagged: branding, career, certifications, credentials;, earnings, employability, employee, employer, future skills, Get a Better Job Faster, higher education, job seeker, learning, professional development, skills gap, talent gap, training

Jun

To Win the War for Talent, Create a Learning Culture

People who see their employer as invested in their learning and development are much more likely to stick around… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Case Studies, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Strategic Planning, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment

Tagged: career advancement, career development, employee engagement, employee-retention, HR, learning, learning culture, learning initiatives, learning outcomes, manager, Performance management, ROI, talent, talent development, team, training, turnover

Feb

The One Talent Every Great Leader Has Mastered – Part 2

Because having the right people on your team is the greatest determinant of success, the talent to recruit and… Continue Reading

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

Tagged: careeradvancement, careerpath, employeereferral, hiring, hiringmanager, HR, jobfit, recruiting, staffing, talent, talentdevelopment, team, training

Jan

The One Talent Every Effective Leader Has Mastered – Part 1

Because having the right people on your team is the greatest determinant of a leader’s success, the talent to… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Case Studies, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment