A recent talent magazine article encourages the reader to ‘Find Talent Outside the Box’ It goes on to state that because of the talent shortage companies are starting to be open to hiring talent without specific industry experience.

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If you are a business owner, CEO or other executive leader you have probably learned a lot over the course of your career. I’m here to tell you that just because you reached the top or think you have doesn’t mean you should stop learning and...

By: Jay S. Levin

The more talk on emotional intelligence and emotional quotient (EQ) I hear – the more upside down I find the thinking on it to be.

Don’t get me wrong; understanding the importance of EQ and its place in our personal lives and...

There are so many interesting aspects to Emotional Intelligence (EQ). When I first started learning about EQ I was skeptical as most of you may be. However, as I started to dig more into what EQ is all about and how a higher EQ can help one not...

You know you have one or more employees that stands head and shoulders above the rest of your team. Why not take a few minutes each day and nurture them so they will become even more amazing than they already are. This list of ten things can help...

I should have titled this post:  Beauty and the Beast. Beauty; if you use assessments during (what is perceived as) the Beast of a performance review process things will go a whole lot smoother.

There are many different types of assessments that...

For the last post of this month I want to share with you several options for providing feedback. You could call it a feedback system or process. I thought readers might want to try several of these systems over the course of a quarter or two and...

This week we are focusing on ways to provide feedback to your employees. This is the third blog in this month’s series providing practical tips for employee development.

I took my question to the streets and contacted many colleagues that either...

It’s 2012 and the most important word in business today is Accountability. It means your employees are liable for their own actions.  Lack of accountability on your employees part directly affects other team members and definitely has an impact...