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Category: Focus

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Hiring? Four Reasons for Consistency

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, behavior, Focus, Hiring, hiring decsions, Leadership, Reference Checks, Strategy, Succession ManagementMay 25, 2021

I cannot stress enough the importance of creating consistency in your hiring process. Consistency provides you with the same selection criteria and reference points for making decisions and, most important, it plays a part in keeping your hiring process legally…

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Hired for Aptitude—Fired for Attitude

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, behavior, Focus, Hiring, Strategy, Succession ManagementSeptember 24, 2020

Never forget: You are the gatekeeper and, as such, when choosing who you bring into your company, it’s important to: Assess candidates – behaviors & skills. Ask the RIGHT interview questions. (Behavioral assessment feedback helps with this.) Listen carefully to…

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Throw Your Heart Over the Fence

Lindsay Colitsesbehavior, Coaching, Focus, Goal Setting, Leadership, StrategyApril 24, 2020

I grew up with horses — starting with casual riding, then playing cowboys & Indians (on real horses), and showing hunter/jumpers when I got older. One of the first things that was drilled into my head when learning to jump…

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Feeling Stuck?

Lindsay Colitsesbehavior, Coaching, Employee Development, Focus, Goal Setting, Professional Development, StrategyFebruary 27, 2020

Years ago, I tried reading and implementing David Allen’s Getting Things Done system, with hit-or-miss success. Although I gave up on much of the David Allen GTD system, one of my favorite books is by him. “Ready for Anything: 52…

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Let’s End 2019 Well and Start 2020 Strong!

Lindsay Colitsesbehavior, Coaching, Employee Development, Focus, Goal Setting, Leadership, Professional DevelopmentDecember 26, 2019

As we find ourselves in this breather between Christmas and the new year, below is an exercise to help you take time to pause and reflect, before turning your focus forward to your upcoming objectives for the new year.

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Handling the White-Water of Change

Lindsay Colitsesbehavior, Change Management, Coaching, Employee Development, Focus, Goal Setting, Leadership, Professional Development, Strategy, TeamOctober 14, 2019

Handling leadership changes can be unsettling at best, and frustrating and emotionally draining at worst. If you’re a leader helping your team stay focused during these times, composure (the ability to handle stress) and empathy are critical for navigating changes…

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Helping Employees Understand the Four Stages of Behavior Change

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, behavior, Coaching, Employee Development, Focus, Leadership, Succession ManagementMay 10, 2019

Helping employees adopt a mindset for positive behavioral change can be a challenge. Positive and negative behaviors affect an individual’s productivity and communications, team functions, and interactions with clients. Performance-based behavioral assessments are helpful tools to identify the strengths and…

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Leadership is Listening

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, Coaching, Employee Development, Focus, Leadership, Professional DevelopmentSeptember 11, 2018

  “Leaders who don’t listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say.” —Andy Stanley While you or I could tell a new hire or current employee exactly what areas they need to focus on developing, and…

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8 Steps for Making the Most of Reference Checks

Lindsay ColitsesFocus, Hiring, Reference Checks, StrategyMay 30, 2018

Your hiring process should look something like the photo to the left, with two additional steps – assessment before the interview (to provide feedback to deepen your interview), and reference checks between the interview and offer. Hiring decisions should take…

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Assessments – Looking Past First Impressions

Lindsay ColitsesAssessments, Employee Development, Focus, Hiring, Professional Development, Succession ManagementFebruary 14, 2018

A smartly dressed and polished candidate walks into your interview and presents herself very well. Her resume speaks highly of her achievements. Perfect scores, a stellar track record and even volunteering experience! She must be the one for the job,…

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