My business career started at Ameren/Union Electric back in the 1980s. I landed a role with an outstanding company right out of graduate school during a horrible recession. Inflation was running at eight to ten percent annually and the unemployment …
When working in the assessment and selection world, I often hear this from hiring managers:
“We have two candidates we are considering for our open position; one is very experienced and can probably perform the job from day one. …
In Part 1 of this series, I discussed what aloofness is and elaborated on personality in general. I challenged you at the end to discuss your personality with others to get insight into how …
Guest Post by Allison Burrus, Ph.D.
Has anyone referred to you as aloof? Just me? Ok, well perhaps you can think of someone you know you would describe as being aloof. What does the term aloof really mean? For some, …
In part I of this series we covered some of the history, research, and metrics of employee engagement. Here in Part II we’ll get more practical and shift the focus on what you, as a leader, can do to ensure …
Employee Engagement – Beyond the Buzzword
Employee engagement is one of those “always in your newsfeed” terms, so much so that I sometimes cringe when I see it. In addition to being everywhere, the term itself is a bit vague …
I recently helped a local church hire a Comptroller to oversee their back-office financial matters. It was a good project with a great ending – an outstanding candidate was identified early who when offered the position said, “this is the …
I’ve always viewed using a checklist as a good idea for somebody else; but I don’t need one. Just like role playing – prescribe it to clients but often skip it when it could benefit me.
In 2009, Atul Gawande …
Time is a great luxury and equalizer of people. King Solomon, although not exactly writing about time management, takes this concept a further with his words, “there is a time, or season, for everything in life” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). But many …
I grew up (as a business psychologist) during the “team” movement. Ameren/UE, the electric utility I worked for during this time, made a huge investment in engaging employees as they implemented W. Edwards Deming’s quality improvement techniques during the 1990’s. …