Talent Tips: Motivation is the most important factor in choosing any job candidate

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Many times people ask us about motivation. What is motivation? Generally, motivation is what drives a person to do things. There’s very basic motivation, a very simple level of motivation, which is driven by a need to survive in terms of basics like having...

A leadership sandbox – How a peer-to-peer program builds leaders on the job

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Peer-to-peer coaching lets each team member try out leadership. Photo: Adobe Stock. Learning to lead can be a matter of jumping in and trying it out. But there needs to be a safe environment for trial-and-error and experimentation – a space where first time leaders...

Take your teams back to school with simulations

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We never lose the feeling of back-to-school time, do we? Even if you don’t have kids or your kids have already graduated, we seem programmed to feel that urge to focus more on achievement in late August. Of course, in the Jewish calendar, the new year starts in the...

How Larissa Cerqueira keeps Fluence competitive

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We’re amazed and inspired. Larissa Cerqueira is CHRO at Fluence, a leader in renewable energy with a significant focus on electric vehicle power storage. Larissa is constantly recruiting, selecting, and onboarding new talent around the world. This is in a...

Before you hire, benchmark the job to find the best matched talent

Talent selection, Uncategorized

When small businesses staff up, they don’t always know what or who they’re looking for. They may have titles in mind, but not clear agreement on the traits and motivation that are needed to do the job. This is not being slack. It’s the norm. Written job descriptions...