Posts in: employee engagement

May 5, 2016 Jeff Lesher

Let The Job Talk: Realistic Job Previews

In our approach to helping client organizations select the best people for them, we facilitate a job profiling process that we call “letting the job talk.” There’s a dimension to that approach that helps us create and utilize...

May 5, 2016 Andrew Freedman

Is Your Head On Right?!

Can you imagine what it would be like if you were at Disney World and saw Mickey Mouse with his HEAD OFF? That’s right—Mickey Mouse, with no head. Dreams shattered! Possibly worse than finding out Santa Claus isn’t real (I hope I...

May 5, 2016 Jessica Drew

Engaging Candidates in an Interview

Your company is growing and you have the exciting challenge to expand your team, congratulations! Part of our talent consulting practice involves coaching the leadership team on how to conduct an interview that will leave your...

May 5, 2016 Alec

Cultural Groundhog Day

One of our clients is currently facing cultural Groundhog Day; they find themselves living the same story day-after-day. Despite their good intentions to create change, the culture is one that has had a long time to develop, and...

May 5, 2016 Tara Fox

Ring in the New Year!

Wow, what a year! 2014 seemed to fly by, and with 2015 just around the corner now is the best time to slow down, reflect on the past year, and position yourself and your organization for the year ahead. In order to really...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

You've Been Red Flagged | Interviews & Hiring Tips

Recruiters and hiring managers are on a constant watch for red flags during the hiring process with candidates. They are fiercely protecting the clients and companies they represent and act as gatekeepers to the best of their...

May 5, 2016 Jeff Lesher

Would You Like Artisan Garlic Fries With That?

How many are too many when it comes to choices? If you’re running one of the world’s most successful businesses—McDonald’s—apparently it’s 145. That’s the number of options now on their menu and a fact singled out recently as the...

May 5, 2016 Jeff Lesher

Tell Them a Story

Want to connect with someone – really connect? The terrific thinker and writer, Dan Pink, has said that, “If a picture is worth a thousand words; a metaphor is worth a thousand pictures.” I’d say the same is at least as true of...

May 5, 2016 SHIFT

Surviving the Interview Gauntlet

Everyone can agree that interviewing these days is stressful! You have to have a resume that gets you a call, you have to survive a phone interview or two…then comes the in-person interviews. You’ll be lucky if you only have to...