People Management
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The 5 C’s of exceptional management
I often like to say there’s no cookie-cutter mold for successful management. Great managers come in all shapes and sizes.
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People Management
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Build employee confidence
Did you know there’s actually a science behind confidence that can allow you to literally change your brain to think more confidently?
People Management
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Management tip: The benefits of daily stand-up
As you matriculate into a new company, you’re acutely attuned to the seemingly little things that make this new working situation different from past work experiences.
People Management
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Coaching your employees: What to know for your first time
There I was, talking to a total stranger and hanging on her every word. She was a charming, energetic, professional woman, maybe 28 or 29 years old. The topic of conversation was Email. “My teammates at work don’t communicate very well. Especially by email!” she said. As she spoke, I wrote down every word in…
Company Culture
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7 ways to create an upward spiral of confidence
I consider myself to be a reasonably confident fellow. Need somebody to tackle a challenging work project? Have a new big, hairy, audacious goal (BHAG) that needs to be achieved? Seeking a karaoke partner to belt out The B-52’s “Rock Lobster”? I’m your guy.
People Management
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What data can tell us about managing people
The Predictive Index (PI) CEO talked with Vickers Engineering Process Improvement Manager Jordan Klint about where data comes into play when hiring and managing people. Take a listen or read the full transcript of the interview below. Mike: Great. I am Mike Zani, the CEO of The Predictive Index. I am excited to be here with Jordan Klint. We…
Employee Engagement
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How to harness a learning environment at your company
The Predictive Index (PI) CEO Mike Zani chatted with Bankers Financial Corporation’s Learning and Development Specialist Max Redd on retention, engagement, employee development, and how Bankers successfully approaches these hot human-capital topics. Take a listen or read the full transcription of the interview below. Mike Zani: Hi I’m Mike Zani. I’m the CEO of The Predictive Index….
People Management
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Why leaders need to be more self-aware
Over the course of a long management career I slowly became conscious of a trend: Managers who had little idea of how they were coming across to others, who weren’t fully conscious of the effects of the messages they were sending, had difficulties with employees. On the other hand, managers who seemed more insightful about…
Hiring
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How to predict job success
Hiring new employees can sometimes feel like a high-stakes game of chance. You screen a resume, conduct an interview, follow up on a few references… and hope for the best. But there are ways to better predict job success—and they’re not necessarily complicated. In addition to the resume, interview, and references you usually include as…
Hiring
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Can you be too smart for a job?
All jobs require some level of cognitive ability, and research has demonstrated time and time again that cognitive ability relates to higher job performance in all roles (although the relationship is stronger in more complex job roles). But is there an upper limit? Can you be too smart for a job?
Hiring
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Life after people [operations]
Almost all companies have people operations, or to some, human resources. These people guardians can range from a single person managing the day-to-day work environment issues, or a fully-staffed department of recruiters, specialists, and directors tasked with things like, upholding company culture or structuring a new-hire onboarding process. While not always the most visible, it’s…