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Myers-Briggs is debunked, so are all “personality” tests bunk?
Myers-Briggs is debunked. So are all “personality” tests bunk? About once a year articles are published debunking Myers-Briggs. The arguments by this time are familiar: The authors had no formal training in...
Handling Difficult Employees
10 Tips for Handling Difficult Conversations with Difficult Employees When you have a difficult employee, it may be tempting to ignore the problem and hope the issues go away. But chances are, it will only get...
Narrowing the Candidate Pool
Top Tips for Reviewing Résumés It’s not uncommon to get dozens, or even hundreds, of applicants in for a job opening. Sorting through stacks of résumés can be daunting but there are some basic things to look for...
Mentoring Your Team to be Leaders
We recently attended the Agency Management Institute (AMI) Conference for Owners & Leaders in Chicago and were asked to lead roundtables on the subject of “Mentoring Your Team to be Leaders." About 18...
5 Steps to a Profitable and Sustainable Exit
Align your talent development with your organization's future leadership needs. Next week Sue and I will be in Denver as the main sponsor of a national conference for 275 Exit Planning professionals from around...
5 Key Elements of Effective Onboarding
Effective onboarding involves much more than welcoming a new employee on their first day and showing them to their desk. A well-thought-out onboarding program begins with the interview process and continues...