Author: Beth Claflin

When you put business teams together, personality counts not just in how the team interacts with one another, but in how well they achieve the balanced scorecard metrics you desire. Before you assign a task to any team, it makes sense to specifically define what you hope to accomplish and use behavioral assessments to determine whether the behavioral strengths ...
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How much impact can miscommunication have on work satisfaction and employee engagement? People tend to hear things from their own perspective. You can say the same thing to two groups of people and have one group hear what you want them to and another grumbling that you’re out to get them – while you may ...
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As I was riding my bike in rural Hancock County, IN, this weekend, I listened to my “4th of July” playlist.  On it are titles such as “God Bless the USA,” “This Land is Your Land,” and “There’s a Hero,” by Lee Greenwood, Bruce Springsteen and Billy Gilman as well as “Summon the Heroes,” “Olympic Hymn,” ...
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One of the best ways to improve leadership and employee productivity is to include human capital analytics as a critical skill set for all managers and supervisors. This is not a “Top Secret Formula” – but it can be no small thing.  Motivating an entire staff can be hard work.  Across a company, employees will require many motivators that just won’t ...
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At one time or another, nearly all managers have wished for the secret formula for staff motivation.The answer is not an overly complex one, but can take practice to internalize. The answer is that we are all motivated and gain work satisfaction from different needs and drives. Think this over, and I believe you will recognize its truth:  Some of us love taking ...
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In his newsletter, recruiting and HR expert Peter Weddle urges employers to consider the importance of “ordinary instants” and their effect on big life decisions – like whether to pursue a particular job. This phrase refers to the thousand of hum-drum, banal instants that make up the typical hiring process – those we don’t even normally think ...
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“That most basic of human rituals – the conversation with a stranger – is a minefield.”   – Malcolm Gladwell, The New-boy Network: What Do Interviews Really Tell Us? Most of us make quick, intuitive judgments about people we have just met. When interviewing a job candidate, this is one of the most significant tendencies we should all fight ...
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A good hire can make all the difference in your business. What should you focus on to improve your candidate screening? Make it part of your recruiting stategy to adhere to these HR best practices: Know the job:  Define the personality traits and decision-making style required for the position Assessment and screening: Use a personality ...
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