What makes a great leader? It is an ability to build trust? Effectively handle conflict? To focus on achieving results? You could argue that any of these qualities, and many more, make for a great leader, but there is one thing that makes truly great leaders stand out from the pack: They strive to keep…
Each year, over 2 million professionals leave their jobs because they feel excluded and treated unfairly. The cost of that turnover is between 75 to 150% of the individual’s salary. Naturally, creating inclusion has become a priority for many organizations. So, what is inclusion? Inclusion is a call to action within the workforce to actively…
Extremely narcissistic leaders are easy to spot – and unfortunately they are all around us. They are in the Hollywood press, on self-promoting book covers, in financial and marital scandals and in our own companies. They manifest in positive and negative forms; leading people to great heights and depths of despair. At their best, narcissistic…
Leadership & Emotional Intelligence (EQ) The Cornerstone of Sustained Executive Success The pressure on organizations grows daily as change races forward at warp speed. Demands are real and resources are tight. So how relevant is emotional intelligence? Is it just nice, or is it critical for results? Organizations need a clear response to these…
Human Resource Executives from sixteen different companies met to discuss best-practices for supporting the ‘stayers’ – those still employed after mass layoffs. The group discussed strategies for rebuilding a culture of trust and positivity after reductions. The discussion included some preliminary topics: Although most organizations experienced at least some reductions in the past 18-24 months,…
The theme of this discussion was business case strategies for investing in employees. The Droste Group presented a summary of best practices HR leaders can use to sell an idea. These practices are based on the book The Art of Woo, by G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa. Know and adjust to your audience Show…
Managing Multiple Generations Droste Group facilitated a group of HR Senior Executives to discuss best practices in managing different generations in the workplace. The emergence of the ‘Millennial Generation’ (18 to 29 years of age) has certainly caused many companies to rethink hiring processes as Millennials’ values and skill sets are perceived to be vastly different…
Succession Planning Best Practices to Building an Internal Talent Pipeline The theme of this discussion was succession planning best practices. Participants shared information about their organizations’ practices in this area, or in several instances, lack thereof. In general, publicly held companies and institutional organizations were more likely to have identified ways to address succession planning…
Talent Acquisition – Today’s best practices in recruitment, assessment, selection and onboarding The executives at this session assembled to discuss talent acquisition best practices for recruitment, assessment, selection and onboarding. During introductions, it was determined that of the four talent acquisition topics, the topic of most interest was onboarding, followed by assessment. Participants believed their recruitment…
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