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...
Conflict Management: How Leaders Can Defuse Workplace Conflict
Conflict is going to be a part of your work life. And it’s not always a bad thing. Still, the most effective leaders are able to defuse conflict when it arises, so that work continues to get done. Healthy conflict means that people are sharing diverse ideas and points...
Workplace Conflict and How to Avoid It
When you experience tension with someone at work, and especially when there is a person you clash heads with, this conflict affects your work. While you’ll have to deal with some tension and it can be a good thing, learning how to avoid unnecessary conflict is a...
How To – and How Not To – Measure Team Performance
If you’ve read my team-related posts lately, you know why I think it’s important for leaders today to be knowledgeable about teams. Successful team leaders also need to know how to manage their team’s performance effectively, so that the team and the organization...
Beth Armknecht Miller’s passion for learning and dedication to bringing out the best in others are strands woven throughout her career and are found in her work with Executive Velocity, a top talent and leadership development advisory firm.