If a job could talk, what would it say about itself?
What would it say are the behaviors, key motivators, and personal skills necessary for superior performance?
 
Job Benchmarking is a process that tells you that very thing, about any position in your organization. 
 
80% of turnover is caused by bad hiring decisions, and a job analysis is the most [...]

last night I watched the premiere of a new show, right after the Super Bowl.  It was called “Undercover Boss”.  Another on the long list of ubiquitous reality tv shows.  Truthfully, I expected to be turning it off after a few minutes.  That did not happen.  In fact, I was amazed, impressed, and am a [...]

     One of the ways to increase excitement and engagement in the ranks is to raise people’s self-worth.  In this economy, a lot of charities have been hit really hard, and need awareness, funds, attention, and volunteers.  Check out what one young Portland woman started just recently: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEdVfyt-mLw   It’s called the Pink Glove Dance.  How [...]

This seems to be the question of 2009.  Especially when there is a Boomer at the helm and a Generation X/Y workforce. Alright, leaders, this may not be what you want to hear, but it’s time for you to work on something.
What?  Oh GAWWW>>>>here she goes again.  yep.
Engagement is about relationship.  If your team doesn’t feel [...]

Wondering why your tream isn’t as creative and innovative as you have asked/empowered them to be?  Check the attitude in the trenches.  Recent brain research shows that change is interpreted as physical pain. Some people have a higher tolerance for change (pain) than others.  The problem is, if you are making a lot of changes [...]

“Do or do not…..there is no try” Master Jedi Yoda said in one of the great Star Wars movies. I saw the quote on my Stepdaughter’s MySpace page the other day and have been thinking about how easily we make statements and how difficult it is to find people who do what they say they are going to do. There’s way too much “I’ll try to make it over there