Millennial Mythbusters Part III: Managing Millennials As noted in our earlier two blogs about Millennials, STM completes comprehensive assessments on job candidates every day, and many of these candidates are...
Millennial Mythbusters Part II: Interviewing Millennials In my first article on Millennials, I “busted the myth” that all Millennials are lazy, or all expect an enormous compensation package. While Millennials...
Millennials in the Workforce Study - Part One I was inspired to do this study because we assess Millennials as job candidates and employees every day, and I’ve read and heard generalizations about this group that...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Who exactly do you need in this position? Here’s an example: one of your account managers has given her notice, you considered all the issues we raised in our last blog, and engage your recruiter. How do you...
Over one thousand CEOs were asked, “How important are the following sources of competitive advantage in sustaining your growth over the long-term?” Nearly 100% said “Finding and keeping key people.”