Talent Acquisition, Succession Planning and the Superbowl

written by Larry Janis

Millions of people follow the game of professional football from preseason to the Superbowl.  Their interests are usually focused on the offensive and defensive talent on the field.

These players we admire are there because of the team’s scouting talent, the coaches and the general managers and their ability to identify and acquire talent. This talent acquisition process provides bench strength – literally – and resources for succession planning for the next year’s season. Continue reading

3 Steps to Give Your New Hires a Terrible Onboarding Experience

Written by Beth Miller

Do you want to make sure that your new employees are dazed and confused from day one? Do you know the secret to keeping them from ever reaching the heights of mediocrity, let alone actual success? Do you like having a high rate of turnover on your staff, making every day uncertain of who will be in the office or what tasks will be accomplished?

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HELPING NEW EXECUTIVES HIT THE GROUND RUNNING: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR TRANSITION PLANS

by Kathy Bernhard

What would it be worth to your organization to have new leaders at all levels become fully productive sooner, even one month earlier? What would it be worth to you as one of those new leaders?

Organizations routinely spend thousands of dollars in recruitment / executive search fees, intent upon finding the perfect candidate. Yet far fewer do enough, if anything, to maximize the return on that investment by thoughtfully planning for a successful transition. Best practice organizations address this issue and create competitive advantage with transition plans designed to quickly and efficiently ramp up new to full productivity.

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