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Want Proof That Employee Engagement Leads to Increased Profits? Here It Is
All leaders want their company to be successful and profitable. But what is the one thing that, if you focused on improving it, would increase your profitability? The answer for many successful companies is: focusing on their people. This means going beyond making...
These Two Businesses Have Mastered Talent Selection. Here’s How They Do It
Selecting the right person from among many other candidates is not an easy thing to do. But it is very important to do it well. “The hard truth is that we need to recognize that nothing, nothing, is as important as hiring the right people,” Adam Hanft, a brand...
Need To Make Sure You’re Hiring the Best? Here’s What You Should Be Doing
Talent management should be the priority of all leaders and companies who want to succeed, and the first step in talent management is to find and select the best people for your organization. Once you have clearly defined the position you want to fill, talent...
Choosing a Talent Management Software System? Here’s What You Need to Know
Because you know talent management is crucial to the success of your company, you’ve decided you need a new talent management system. Maybe your software is not meeting your needs, you want to stay up-to-date, or you’re currently using a manual system. How do you...
Checklist: Which of These Talent Management Best Practices Are You Following?
(This is the second part of my series on talent management best practices. Read the first part, if you haven’t already.) Because of the war for talent, in order for companies to be successful, incorporating talent management best practices has become a focus for many...
Why You Need To Make Assessments Part of Your Onboarding Process
Assessments can be good pre-hiring tools as well as effective tools during the onboarding process. Organizations that integrate assessments beyond the hiring phase are nearly three and a half times as likely to earn best-in-class status as those that don’t, according...