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Hiring for character: Rethinking which skillsets matter most

February 8, 2023
Gone are the days when experience was the only thing that mattered. Companies have shifted their mindset to hiring for character and nurturing professional growth. Experience can be learned and taught, while character is the cumulation of your past and a prediction of your future—at the company and in life. So it is ultimately beneficial to both the candidate and the employer to consider character in the hiring process.

When everyone leads

February 8, 2023
Yes, that’s the title of a new book by Ed O’Malley and Julia Fabris McBride, but it’s also what the authors describe as an effort to frame leadership as an activity for all employees to participate in. It’s about leaders encouraging feedback where the result leads to higher engaged employees. With engagement rates falling, that’s something all leaders should get behind.

Leadership advice from Kevin Eikenberry

February 8, 2023
In this month’s profile, we talk to leadership expert and bestselling author Kevin Eikenberry about everything from leadership no-brainers to the biggest challenges and more.

Tough conversations surrounding performance and conduct challenges

February 8, 2023
Leadership communication remains at the top of the list regarding what workers want most from their employers but likewise complain about most. Here are easier ways to launch into difficult conversations with your employees and avoid sweeping matters under the rug or looking the other way.  

Grab that paper and practice intentional communication

February 8, 2023
The answer to your workforce problems may be as simple as a piece of paper. For example, a powerful tactic for slowing resignations may only cost you a page of paper once a week, if that page is used as a “tickle sheet” guiding your communications to include everyone on your team, not just your low performers.

4 skills leaders must have today

February 8, 2023
In a world that is changing faster than ever, many leaders are, understandably, looking for the golden ticket—the skill that will change their results significantly. Finding that singular skill as an individual leader requires two realizations.

Avoid these leadership landmines

February 8, 2023
Serving as a leader comes with great responsibility, and experts will tell you there are some definite dos and don’ts when it comes to holding this title. Paul Falcone, best-selling author and leadership expert, discusses three leadership landmines you must avoid.

5 leadership tips that bring out the best in your team

February 3, 2023
It’s a challenging time in the world of work—candidates and new hires ghosting employers, recruiters and hiring managers ghosting candidates. Then there are too many candidates, not enough candidates, business needs that change abruptly (and change the recruiting trajectory) and “quiet quitting” (aka disengaged employees). “Work” is more work than ever.

11 tips for new managers and leaders

February 3, 2023
Leaders and managers should be judged on team achievements, says leadership expert and bestselling author Paul Falcone. It’s leadership through, not management over, he clarifies. Here are a variety of tips for any new manager or leader. But they are great reminders for existing leaders as well.

Stop being an indecisive manager

January 20, 2023
Ever-changing workplaces require leaders to make more decisions than ever in uncharted waters, and the burden can result in decision fatigue. But waffling on what to do comes at a price.