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Category: Strategy

Home Archive by Category "Strategy"

Starting Out on the Right Foot

Lindsay Colitsesbehavior, Career, Change Management, Focus, Goal Setting, Professional Development, StrategyJanuary 11, 2023

Starting something new can be exciting but also daunting. Whether you’re beginning a business, changing jobs/careers, launching a creative project, or just embarking on a new way of doing something, getting started is often the most challenging part. Here are…

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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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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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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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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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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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