What’s on Your Bookcase?

I have a bookcase in my office with my favorite books of all time. I also have an office closet filled with additional copies of those books plus many more titles for a quick handoff to a friend, colleague, or coaching candidate. My bookcase houses a mix of fiction, nonfiction, religious texts, and business titles. … Read more

Assessments: Critical to Your People Strategy

Assessments offer unbiased, objective, data-driven metrics. When used properly and connected to other information collected through interviews or on-the-job performance, assessments can help form a comprehensive picture of an individual.  Evaluating individuals to determine abilities, role compatibility and team cohesiveness is a cornerstone of organizational success. Companies often think about assessing the capabilities of new … Read more

Build an Effective Mentoring Program

Organizations investing in their people through cost-effective mentoring programs often see greater employee engagement and empowerment, job satisfaction and connection to the organization’s mission. Professional development is cited as the main reason mentees participate in a mentoring program. Mentees also note greater loyalty to their company and overall job satisfaction. Despite data proving mentorship programs … Read more

Preventing Harassment in Your Workplace

The news, social media, message boards and daily conversations are saturated with discussions about sexual harassment in the workplace. This issue not only affects high-profile employers in Hollywood, sports, the media and our government, but all employers in all industries. In 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported numerous sexual harassment lawsuits and settlements … Read more