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Into the talent-verse: the rise of the talent optimizer

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Nov 25, 20195 min read

Into the talent-verse: the rise of the talent optimizer

Business leaders need to be like Spider-Man to outpace the competition; being average doesn’t cut it.

AJ Cheponis

Nov 21, 20194 min read

The Patience Drive Deconstructed

Patience is the drive to have consistency and stability in one’s environment.

The key to building high-performing teams

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Oct 31, 20193 min read

The key to building high-performing teams

Once you understand the working relationships at your company, you can more accurately predict who’s a must-have hire and who’s unlikely...

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Oct 8, 20192 min read

4 Reasons Good Employees Quit

Beyond high-level vision issues, management at its grassroots core is a relationship business. “A good relationship with a manager makes a b

AJ Cheponis

Sep 3, 20192 min read

Building a galaxy of sales superstars

You could have the greatest widget or service offering on the planet, but without the proper sales support, you don't stand a chance.

Five steps for strategic workforce planning

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Aug 20, 20195 min read

Five steps for strategic workforce planning

The sole purpose of strategic workforce planning is to ensure your workforce is aligned with your business objectives.

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Aug 13, 20193 min read

The key to building high-performing teams

By predicting team dynamics in advance of the applicant selection process, HR leaders and hiring managers can make strategic, data-backed hi

How to design your employee onboarding process

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Jul 30, 20196 min read

How to design your employee onboarding process

Onboarding -- The action or process of integrating a new employee into an organization.

AJ Cheponis

Jul 9, 20194 min read

6 low-cost employee engagement ideas

One way to get employees excited about work is to give them opportunities to spearhead projects they’re passionate about.

Build a five-star sales team with talent optimization

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Jul 2, 20197 min read

Build a five-star sales team with talent optimization

Building an great sales team can be elusive, painful, and costly. One study found that the average cost of sales turnover was just under 50k

The dangers of promoting management to their level of incompetence

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Jun 18, 20193 min read

The dangers of promoting management to their level of incompetence

They don’t consider the employee’s natural talent or training to perform at the next level.

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Jun 11, 20194 min read

What is talent mapping?

Talent mapping involves finding the right talent, putting talent in the right roles, and retaining top talent through career pathing.

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May 23, 20192 min read

The top 5 skills managers are lacking

Being a great manager is no easy feat. In addition to managing projects and tasks, you have to develop and manage your people.

How to increase collaboration in the workplace

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Apr 25, 20192 min read

How to increase collaboration in the workplace

Instead of creating this contentious environment, you can foster collaboration by implementing two-way communication systems with less of a

The importance of knowing what – and who – you really need

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Apr 18, 20192 min read

The importance of knowing what – and who – you really need

Once you’ve nailed the skill, personality and cognitive requirements of the position, it’s time to create a compelling job post.

The four key factors that determine workplace behavior

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Apr 11, 20195 min read

The four key factors that determine workplace behavior

One of the four forces that disrupt employee engagement and productivity is poor job fit. Poor job fit happens when people are placed in rol

AJ Cheponis

Apr 4, 201912 min read

Understanding what drives us

A deep dive on people’s motivational drives and behaviors (and how to work with those drives to thrive in your career)

How to establish effective retention strategies that stick

AJ Cheponis

Mar 21, 20192 min read

How to establish effective retention strategies that stick

Savvy HR leaders always stress the importance of searching for company culture fit during recruitment interviews

Five questions to ask before implementing a performance feedback system

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Mar 14, 20192 min read

Five questions to ask before implementing a performance feedback system

Innovative companies who want to retain top talent use assessments to understand their employees’ behaviors.

Good employees leave bad managers who do these 4 things.

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Feb 14, 20193 min read

Good employees leave bad managers who do these 4 things.

Fortunately, cost per hire expenses are avoidable—managers can be taught to lead in a way that promotes employee engagement and retention.