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Success Starts on Day One

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, Coaching, Employee Development, Hiring, Professional Development, StrategyOctober 24, 2017

You’ve just hired a candidate who you feel is perfect for your vacant position. Now what? It can be easy to make the mistake of waiting until the end of a probationary period to formally evaluate someone recently hired. But…

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Staffing Decisions – Pay Attention to Character and Integrity

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, Focus, Hiring, StrategySeptember 28, 2017

“By themselves character and integrity do not accomplish anything. But their absence faults everything else. Here is an area where weakness is an absolute disqualification.” – Peter Drucker To some extent hiring is always a gamble, but all too many…

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Now is a Great Time to Think About Your Employee Assessment Strategy

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, Coaching, Employee Development, Focus, Leadership, Professional Development, Succession ManagementFebruary 28, 2017

Helping people adopt a mindset for positive behavioral change can be a challenge. The truth of the matter is, both positive and negative behaviors affect an individual’s productivity, communication, team functions, and interactions with clients. Performance-based behavioral assessments like the…

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Behavioral Assessments for Hiring & Employee Development

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, Coaching, Employee Development, Hiring, Strategy, Succession ManagementFebruary 14, 2017

A very important distinction to make when using behavioral assessments within organizations for hiring or employee development is the difference in approaches between external candidates (those being considered for positions) versus internal personnel (those already employed). Whenever you’re adding to…

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4 Easy Steps to Maximizing New Employee Performance

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, Coaching, Employee Development, Focus, Hiring, Professional Development, Succession ManagementJanuary 17, 2017

You’ve done it—you’ve implemented all your best practices and used your hiring assessments and interview skills to find that perfect candidate for the job. Now that they’re hired, what’s next? How do you make sure they quickly achieve a state…

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Accurate Hiring Assessments Include Control Questions

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, Hiring, Professional Development, Succession ManagementNovember 29, 2016

Are you being led astray during the hiring process? Hopefully not intentionally. But let’s face it, people only want you to see their positive side, even if it’s not an accurate picture of who they really are. For this reason,…

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10 Behaviors of Great Leaders — How Many Do You Possess?

Lindsay ColitsesCoaching, Focus, Leadership, Professional DevelopmentNovember 16, 2016

Recently, I was reading the results of a study by the Harvard Business Review. Their findings indicated that “when it comes to garnering commitment and engagement from employees, there’s one thing that leaders need to demonstrate: respect.” They claim that…

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Haunted By Past Mis-hires? Beware of These Easy-to-Disguise Interview Behaviors

Lindsay ColitsesUncategorizedOctober 27, 2016

In the spirit of Halloween, I’m reminded of many haunting stories I’ve heard from my clients about some of their mis-hires, and what they wish they would have done differently. One story in particular stands out in my mind. A…

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10 Huge Hiring Mistakes and What to Avoid

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, Focus, Hiring, Strategy, Succession ManagementOctober 12, 2016

I recently experienced another hand-to-the-forehead moment. Here’s what I overheard: “We’ve hired him; now let’s assess him and see what we’ve got!” All I could do was shake my head and sigh. I understand that hiring can be one of…

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The Art of Negotiation

Lindsay ColitsesUncategorizedSeptember 29, 2016

Lately I’ve been thinking about the art of negotiation. As I watch leaders posture and politicize, it seems like common sense would dictate that they should be seeking positive and workable solutions for all involved instead of insulting, insinuating, polarizing…

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