During this time of unprecedented change and uncertainty, organizations across the globe are wrestling with how to retain and engage people in the face ...
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So your team went to a fully remote work setting?
Now what? If you’ve invested in a Talent Optimization platform like The Predictive Index®, the good news is you have data on how your ...
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Organization Design: Form Follows Function
In 1896, the architect Louis Sullivan, the father of the modern steel skyscraper and mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, coined the maxim “form follows function” in an article titled The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered. Sullivan’s vanguard approach broke from the prevailing approach of his day, which could be characterized as “form follows precedent.” Note Sullivan’s ...
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Letter From the Chairman – Magnetic Culture, Do You Have It?
BOB WILSON, FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF ADVISA, WRITES A QUARTERLY CHAIRMAN’S LETTER. BOB’S LETTERS SKILLFULLY INCORPORATE HIS YEARS OF CONSULTING EXPERIENCE INTO REAL-LIFE STORIES. ...
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7 Questions to Ask During Hiring, Retention Challenges
Data alone won’t solve hiring, retention challenges Earlier this year, I sat with a group of frustrated managers faced with hiring and retention challenges. Their firm had started using people data to predict job fit scientifically. At first, the firm’s leaders had created job profiles (every job has a personality, just like people do) that ...
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Building Trust – The Elusive Keystone of Engagement
Research tells us the relationship between us and those to whom we look for leadership is a core component of engagement. Most of us would agree that trust is foundational to any relationship. Yet, “building trust” can be elusive – most say they want it but aren’t sure how to get it. This is why ...
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A Downside to Record Low Unemployment: Ghosting
With the unemployment rate hovering around a low 3.9%, people have more choices than ever before in where they work, and when they leave. I was about 25 years old and incredibly excited about a new sales position with a great company. The branding was there; along with a fashionable workspace and a chance to ...
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Staying Connected While Working Remotely
Last week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with our friends at High Alpha, a venture capital studio in Indianapolis, to talk about the tools they use to keep their employees connected while working remotely. Nancy Gutwein, Talent Specialist at High Alpha, joined Coach, Trainer and Consultant, Brandon Wilson, to talk about how the ...
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Building Cultures Through Powerful Moments
A Review of Gallup’s Series on Institutional and Interpersonal Moments Building an engaging organizational culture and employee experience can often seem like an abstract goal. In their recent two-part series, Gallup’s Jake Herway details two types of employee experiences that make or break an organization’s ability to engage employees: institutional moments and interpersonal moments. “Institutional ...
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Maximize Your Employee Engagement ROI with These 5 Steps
Organizations are built around people, so creating a high-engagement work culture is essential for sustainable business success. In the last few years, more companies have started to benchmark employee engagement, hoping that this data will provide insights on how to be a better place to work. But often employee engagement surveys lose steam after the ...
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