This is the fourth installment in our 25 week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency, explain its value, and give you tips to help you develop it. This week: Teamwork. Teamwork makes the dream work. Ever true in our […]
This is the third installment in our 25 week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency, explain its value, and give you tips on how to develop it. This week: Interpersonal Skills. Most people have a general idea of what […]
This is the second installment in our 25 week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency, explain its value, and give you tips to help you develop it. This week: Decision Making. We define Decision Making as analyzing all aspects […]
This week we’ll kick off a 25 week series exploring the 25 competencies, or soft skills, that our assessments measure. Each week we’ll give you the definition of that competency, explain its value, and give you tips to help you develop it. Up first: Conflict Management Conflict Management is defined as understanding, addressing, and resolving […]
If you want to be a true leader you have to be able to provide feedback. And not just any feedback, but effective feedback. In my experience, this is the greatest fear of most new managers. How do you provide constructive feedback without hurting your employee’s feelings? Kim Scott has laid out a simple and […]
In the military when they want to get the full, real-time picture of what’s happening in a war zone, they call it getting the ground truth. It’s one thing to draw up a brilliant battle plan back on home soil, but if you’re not aware of the tactical realities on the battlefield, your plan won’t […]
Training and development is an area that every company knows they should be focusing on, but not many take the time to ensure that it is happening. When budget cuts are made it is often the first line item to get slashed. But that can be a mistake. If you’re not taking the time to […]
This week is the final installment of our six part series about leadership styles. We are using the six Leadership Styles as defined by Daniel Goleman in his book Primal Leadership. Each has its pros and cons, each is rarely used alone, and none of them should be used all the time. Different stages of […]
Just like death and taxes, employee turnover is a fact of life. Every company experiences it at some level. Some companies even live in fear of losing one of their star performers. They become beholden to employees because they are so anxious not to lose them. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a strong believer in […]
This week is the fifth installment of our six part series about leadership styles. We are using the six Leadership Styles as defined by Daniel Goleman in his book Primal Leadership. Each has its pros and cons, each is rarely used alone, and none of them should be used all the time. Different stages of […]
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