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Performance Management
Discover performance management strategies that drive clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams.


Mindfulness or Whack-a-Mole? Leadership in the World of Hybrid Work
In this transitional era, CEOs need to treat companies like living organisms. As growing numbers of Americans get vaccinated against...
Mar 24, 20225 min read


Work Culture Expectations vs. Reality
Far too many companies of varying sizes today are hampered by the fact that employees’ cultural reality does not meet their expectations. As a result, managers, Human Resources teams, parents, spouses, significant others and friends all are hearing this: This isn’t anything like I thought it would be! CULTURAL EXPECTATION GAPS: FAR-RANGING IMPACT At first glance, it’s easy to think this is an isolated issue faced only by new employees joining a company. That’s far from true,
Mar 24, 20224 min read


Remote vs. On-Site: Where’s the Balance in this Workplace Culture Shift?
Remote vs. On-Site Google recently announced that they’re planning to cut remote workers’ salaries by 15-25%, possibly setting a standard...
Oct 19, 20213 min read


Pandemic Challenge No. 1: Hiring in the Hybrid Era
The pandemic ushered in a new era, with workers handling their job duties from home. Will they want to come back to the workplace?...
Oct 7, 20214 min read


The Next 3 Phases of the Post-Pandemic Workplace Culture
KeenAlignment The pandemic, it seems, is here to stay. Updated views of living in a post-vaccination world are continuing to change....
Sep 7, 20213 min read


High-Performance Leadership: Evolving in a Post-Pandemic Workplace
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations & teams have experienced monumental change. It seems foundational shifts in policies and...
Aug 23, 20212 min read


COVID-19 & Measuring Productivity in the Hybrid Workplace
Today, employees and employers perform duties remotely and manage tasks within cloud based platforms and virtual environments. Throughout...
Aug 16, 20212 min read


4 Mistakes Companies Make When Tackling Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is often considered the heartbeat of an organization. It shapes culture, influences the rise and fall of...
Oct 23, 20194 min read


5 Elements of an Award Winning Culture
Renowned work cultures don’t happen by accident. Organizations with healthy, winning cultures are purposeful in designing, creating, and nurturing an environment where employees feel valued, are productive, and enjoy coming to work. The magic behind a successful company nearly always lies in its people and the inner workings of the culture surrounding them. When the workforce and culture of a company are strong, employees are aligned on purpose, vision, and strategy, teams ar
Oct 17, 20194 min read


7 Steps in Creating a High Performance Work Culture
Engagement, accountability and purpose are all table stakes required to build a high-performance team, and all three of those...
Apr 3, 20196 min read


Be A Change Agent: Disrupt Traditional HR Approaches
Today’s workforce is unfortunately more disengaged than ever. Perhaps it is because of the generational shift from boomers to millennials, or maybe because people are generally disenchanted with our changing society — whether it’s the effect of politics, government, religion, healthcare or the environment. Many employees are skeptical of their leaders, influenced by what they see or read in the media. Honestly I don’t blame them. It has become a very tumultuous and confusing
Mar 7, 20172 min read


How to Improve Employee Performance in Under 2 Hours Per Week
The best way to maximize your company’s competitive advantage is to fully leverage your existing workforce. By improving employee...
Aug 2, 20162 min read


5 Myths of Employee Retention
There are five prevalent myths disrupting your employee retention. The first is, people only leave for more money. The second is, if given flex time and a remote work environment, employees will never leave. A third myth is that, if I leave my employees alone and let them operate 100% independently, they’ll stay indefinitely. The fourth myth – people leave jobs. Nope, people don’t leave jobs, people leave managers. The last pervasive myth is that, if I give my employee a car
Feb 14, 20161 min read


Comprehensive Role Analysis: The Lifeline of Performance
Employment turnover cost the US economy a trillion dollars last year. What is it costing your company? The estimated costs of a poor hire run from three to seven times a person’s salary, especially in sales or management. With stiff competition, costs rising and margins shrinking, no company can afford $300,000 or more per bad hire. Your workforce is fuel for the business engine.Imagine how your business could perform if you were empowered to create the workforce you always w
Aug 20, 20132 min read


Stakeholder Alignment And Business Strategy
An effective business strategy needs more than an arbitrary directive from the CEO. Developing and implementing an effective strategy...
Aug 13, 20133 min read
Employee Involvement: What’s All The Fuss?
If people are the fuel for business engine, a high performing group of people is key for business success. Creating a Talent Strategy that puts people first encourages high performance. With studies, news anchors and special programming all geared around the lack of employee engagement savvy business leaders are working diligently to harness the power of employee engagement and unleash the potential of their workforce. Employees who are respected, valued and motivated to perf
Aug 7, 20133 min read


ConsciousHiring™ – NOW Available To Everyone!
For over five years I have been working to perfect the ConsciousHiring™ process. What started as a 26 step job requisition, candidate...
Jun 17, 20132 min read


Role Analysis: The Key to Performance Management and Leadership Success
Performance management success and the key to effective leadership lies in the development and strengthening of KPI’s (key performance...
Nov 20, 20113 min read


Performance Management Tips for Virtual Employees
The tide is turning, the wind is changing and the world of work is becoming all about one person with his / her computer, doing the job...
Oct 20, 20113 min read


ConsciousHiring™: An Operationally Efficient Sales Hiring Process That Gleans World-Class Results
As business leaders of scaling organizations you know that the success of your organization depends on the quality of the people inside....
Jun 30, 20112 min read


New Exceptional College Graduate Finance Opportunity! Chicago
You are a recent college graduate with a degree in Finance or Entrepreneurialism. You are a highly motivated, driven sales...
Jun 27, 20112 min read


Does your Organization Work to Keep Its Top Performers?
Think about it: Your company’s only truly sustainable competitive advantage, which cannot be copied by competitors, is your corporate culture and the strength of your leadership. Does your company reward innovation, reinforce positive results and cultivate relationships with its top performers? Or do you find yourselves consistently losing top talent? If so, ask yourself another question: How actively does your organization identify, invest in and motivate leaders? If you ign
May 17, 20113 min read


Flourish Your Career: Recruiting Coordinator Jobs
You are an articulate, upbeat and professional minded Recruiting Coordinator with strong attention to detail, excellent written and verbal communication skills and comprehensive Microsoft office expertise. You thrive in a role where you are supporting a busy team in a customer-facing environment, where you act as the right arm and the person who ensures what is happening on the front end is properly executed on the back end. You have the ability to work remote and also enjoy
Mar 10, 20112 min read


Recruitment: Why Change is Good
The Recruiter’s Perspective With the increased demand for credential-based qualifications and multi-faceted skill sets, recruiting has...
Feb 14, 20112 min read
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