Leadership

Do Your Coworkers Run From You?

Do Your Coworkers Run From You? Workplace relationships can be complicated. However, you can avoid certain behaviors that will ensure your coworkers won’t run in the opposite direction when they see you approaching. Be sure not to act like this type of employee:  You don’t listen to others  If you

How to ensure you accomplish your goals & resolutions! 

How to ensure you accomplish your goals & resolutions!  Here we are, the third month of the year…. How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions & goals?  Many people have already forgotten or dismissed the goals they set for themselves… Don’t fall into this trap. Look back at

Reasons Why Employing a ‘Culture Add’ Benefits Your Business

Reasons Why Employing a ‘Culture Add’ Benefits Your Business Employers spend part of their hiring resources on personality assessments in hopes of finding the right fit for their company’s culture. While this is important to do, it should not be the only thing you look at with your potential candidate.

Jumanji: A Study in Strengths-Based Teams

by Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D., CPC, Executive Coach & Consultant for Parrish Partners In the interest of your commitment to employee engagement, ask yourself three questions: How can I recognize and leverage potential strengths inherent in my team members? How can I create individualized, meaningful stretch assignments aligned with business objectives?

Surefire Ways to Get Promoted

Surefire Ways to Get Promoted Wouldn’t you like to know how to secure an upcoming promotion? Imagine being able to tap into your supervisors thought processes and learn what it takes to get promoted. These tips will enable you to understand more of what bosses look for as they make

The Future Workplace Experience: Is Your HR Department Ready?

The Future Workplace Experience: Is Your HR Department Ready? The business world is focused on the need to innovate today. Try to be more innovative with your company’s culture, leadership style, technology goals, strategy, etc… One thing that often doesn’t get as much traction is Human Resources. The future workplace

New Laws Banning the Salary History Question

New Laws Banning the Salary History Question These laws are becoming more prevalent in order to counteract the disadvantages that salary history requests put on women and other minority groups. Often employers do not intend to use the info given about history against the candidate but bias opinions can creep

SHIFT Into A New Way of Being Using Your Strengths

by Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D. Most people make a new year’s resolution, which is admirable.  However, studies show that most resolutions are broken within the first 30 days of the new year.  Instead of worrying about making your new year’s resolutions stick, let’s try a different approach and get better results

Is Your Business Ready for Change?

Change is inevitable. The question should never be if it will happen but rather when it will happen. Everything changes from the weather to the seasons to our opinions and preferences over the years. The world is evolving, transitioning, and changing around us faster than we even realize. What does

The Importance of the Human Element in Your Hiring Process

Hiring has changed extensively over the years. These days’ companies are working even harder to find the most talented candidates for their teams. In fact, in the United States, the average time it takes to hire is almost 23 days. We live in an extremely social day and age. Technology