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Adaptation is crucial in business. People must adapt their skill sets and personality traits in order to blend with their work cultures. Unfortunately, adaptation can only get you so far, and when the going gets tough, people’s natural instincts and behaviors get going. Brett Favre is the perfect example: The man has one of the [...]
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All too often, an extensive and thorough search for a manager produces one stand-out candidate. This candidate has the right experience, solid qualifications, and a relevant work history, and he performs well during the interview process. He said the right things, put forward some great ideas and generally presented very well. He got the job.
Three [...]
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Times of change present many challenges for organizations, particularly for front-line managers whose people will be responsible for implementing change. Pressure to perform is high, as are emotions, and everyone is expected to do more with less.
Why do front-line managers fail and what can be done to avoid failure? We polled our experts to identify [...]
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The state of the economy is unfortunate, but now more than ever companies have the opportunity to optimize their organizational talent. While cost-cutting may be inevitable; it’s important not to fall into some of the common traps that will put you at a disadvantage when the economy turns around.
The bottom line is that you need [...]
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In economics “productivity” is a measure of output per unit of input. In Aspiring to the Standards of America’s Most Productive Companies, we have defined labor productivity in terms of revenue produced per full-time employee. Calculating this required us to analyze financial data from over 1,600 publicly traded companies that we then organized into over [...]
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Strategic workforce planning is a process that ensures that your business has the right people in the right jobs at the right time to achieve your expected results. This discipline helps organizations understand their current state, forecast talent gaps and take the necessary steps to close those gaps. It is a core business process that [...]
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Clients of Profiles International gain a competitive advantage by understanding their people at the deepest levels.
Profiles International develops employee assessments and talent management solutions to improve employee and manager performance and workforce productivity.
Clients of Profiles International gain a competitive advantage by understanding their people at the deepest levels. This includes how they think, natural tendencies, [...]
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When used in conjunction with assessments, interviewing becomes a more in-depth process that can reveal a person’s true outlook and work behaviors.
Interviewing is also an important step when selecting job candidates. When used in conjunction with assessments, interviewing becomes a more in-depth process that can reveal a person’s true outlook and work behaviors. Assessments provide [...]
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Background checks should not be regarded as intrusive, but rather as a safety net.
Background checks come in all shapes and sizes and can be customized to fit your company’s needs. Although a person’s history may not reflect his future, it does paint a picture of what the individual values. A person’s criminal, financial and educational [...]
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Just as prospectors used pans to separate the dirt from the gold, businesses must find a way to separate the standout applicants from those who are less qualified.
The gold rush of 1849 brought an estimated 300,000 people to California in search of wealth and prosperity. Prospectors and their families spent hours sifting through soil in [...]
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