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.
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AJ Cheponis
Nov 21, 20194 min read
The Patience Drive Deconstructed
Patience is the drive to have consistency and stability in one’s environment.
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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.
AJ Cheponis
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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
AJ Cheponis
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)
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
AJ Cheponis
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.
AJ Cheponis
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.
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