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Who is Missing?

As we near the holiday season, the temptation to have a “recovery day” or just an extra prep day for holiday festivities becomes greater. Based on a recent CareerBuilder survey, December is the most likely month for employees to be … Continue reading

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History and Value: Causation

Causation provides the foundation for action. If we know what event results in another, we can increase the chance of realizing the outcome that we desire. Put simply, causation demonstrates that one event is the result of another event or … Continue reading

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History and Value of Analytics (Measurement)

Most of us have lived through more than a few fades in our personal as well as professional lives. There seems to be a new “hot” idea or method for leading, managing, or improving every year and they just keep … Continue reading

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Going Together: Engagement and Performance

Most accept that engagement provides a critical precursor to optimal productivity and performance in any organization. Today, most organizations not only monitor engagement, but also evaluate managers on the engagement of their workforce along with other performance-based outcomes. Yet, we … Continue reading

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Our Connectivity or Our Work

By now, most of us have been behind someone texting and weaving as they drive or had dinner while looking at the top of the other person’s head while they text and eat. For all of the benefits of technology … Continue reading

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Future Leaders

Each year I have the privilege of attending a conference for future leaders that brings together young, “up and coming” employees from a variety of organizations. While they come to the meetings to increase their knowledge of different ideas and … Continue reading

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Workplace Ready New Hires

As the economy continues to improve, most of us will consider adding new staff to either build on our current capacity or replace those that left during the economic downturn.  As we consider candidates, a key decision relates to the … Continue reading

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Building a Leadership Development Program, Part 2

In our last post, we discussed the first three “success elements” of implementing a leadership development program: clearly defined outcomes, holistic structure, and targeted learning methodology.  While these foundational elements ensure that that the program will meet your organizational needs … Continue reading

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HumanCapitalAdviser.com is Back!

Our summer break is over and we are back this week. Look for our next post soon!

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Talent Building: How is Your House?

We all recognize that talent matters.  The difference between a great organization and one that just gets by comes down to the quality of the people.  Almost every week, I interact with an organization that discusses their recognition of the … Continue reading

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