The Courage of Self Awareness
“One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go.” — Sheila Murray Bethel Self awareness is the first step in…
6 Steps to Succession Management
You always need to remain proactive in your approach to succession management. A recent Wall Street Journal article advises that “management should maintain a succession chart providing details about the background and skills of promising internal professionals and roles they…
Hiring with Precision to Maximize Employee Performance
One question I am asked from time to time is, “How do we use behavioral assessments in a way that integrates well into our hiring and succession management decisions?” The most important thing to remember when making hiring and succession…
Conscientiousness – Why it Matters
When I saw an article on Entrepreneur’s website titled The Personality Trait That Most Often Predicts Success I was naturally curious. After all, the bulk of my work centers on behaviors or what some call, personality traits. So what was…
Assessment of Candidates Versus Assessment of Employees
A very important distinction to make when using hiring and employee development assessments is the difference between – External candidates (those being considered for positions) Internal personnel (employees). It’s pretty simple: When making hiring decisions using behavior assessment feedback, interviewing,…