“I hired someone with no experience. I’m glad I took the chance.” I was browsing through LinkedIn looking for some content ideas one day when I came across a post about hiring a Gen-Z candidate with zero previous experience and she gave some details as to why she hired them: They arrived...
32% of workers plan to change jobs within the next two years. 1 Employee turnover costs US companies $160 billion a year. 2 While 96% of managers believe reskilling is important, most believe that individuals should be responsible for their own development. 3 A steady increase in turnover year over year can leave you asking yourself...
The concept of employee wellness and wellness at work is changing and evolving to better suit the needs of our modern workforce and keep employees happy and healthy. Employees are the backbone of a business, they keep everything running smoothly so it is paramount to ensure that employees feel like...
Good talent will prove ageless and age-inclusive companies stand to benefit from tapping into the multi-generational workforce now and for the future. Every generation has talented, smart, skilled and hard-working individuals who are ready to take the next step in their career. Some forward-thinking companies are using creative techniques to...
A top challenge facing talent development professionals is ensuring that employees have adequate time or that they can make time for learning and development as part of their work. Conversely, the top reason that employees feel they are held back from learning opportunities is that they do not have the...
As children, we are encouraged in school to achieve high scores on tests. Students are taught that achieving high scores on tests is good as that would demonstrate their knowledge and expertise over a subject area. However, when it comes to psychological assessments, is a high score always desirable? For...
When it comes to selecting and developing talent, assessments are used across a global market as a tool to hire the right people and to make them better managers and leaders. Simply put, they are a fundamental component of the talent management process. When it comes to creating a successful...
I recently had the honor of sitting down to interview Randy Manner (Ret.), a former senior military officer turned Executive Leadership Coach. For over three decades, he served in a variety of positions in the Pentagon and around the world. Prior to retiring from the Army as a Major General,...
Anyone who works in research in the behavioral sciences learns to appreciate the value of data. Psychological research, as it is practiced in North American universities and those who follow the same model, has been dubbed the science of first year university students. Most of the undergraduate and graduate studies,...
In Part 1 of this post, we looked at the popular EQ-i 2.0 and MSCEIT and highlighted the key differences between the two. Although the EQ-i 2.0 and the MSCEIT are both EI assessments, they use different methods of measurement because they focus on different aspects of emotional intelligence. How is it...
