communication
How Authentic Leaders Communicate
More and more when we talk about our leaders and public figures, the discussion turns to whether those leaders are “authentic.” We’ve seen it in public commentary on politics and in our own work with executives across the country. Audiences are demanding authenticity from their leaders.
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Evaluating Employee Performance: Are You Ahead of the Game?
The primary goal for a leader in HR or talent development is to recruit and develop the kind of employees that will have a positive impact on the organization’s operations, productivity, and culture—in short, the kind of employees that will contribute to the organization’s overall success.
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Why Evaluating Your Communication Style is the First Step to Winning with Customers, Coworkers, and Your Boss
A sales rep flies across the country to seal the deal with an account he’s been pursuing for months. He’s listened carefully to the prospective buyers’ needs and put together a package he knows they’ll love. The deck is polished and ready to go. But the audience is a little fidgety, a little disengaged. The…
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How to Give Presentation Feedback So Your CEO Will Listen
If a company is a ship, the CEO is the captain, but she’s also the figurehead—the face of the company. As such, she’s constantly under pressure to shape its reputation and standing with key stakeholders, including customers, employees, investors, and community members. And the way the CEO communicates with those stakeholders drives their perceptions of…
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A New Approach to HR Analytics: Communication Training for Employees
As data-driven decision making has permeated the business world, companies and organizations are leaning on analytics to drive key initiatives across every department. And, over the past few years, HR departments have become some of the biggest users of organizational data in an effort to measure, track, and improve employee performance.
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The Most Important Skill to Build into Your Talent Pipeline
Whether your organization is looking to promote internally or recruit a new crop of employees, hiring managers are laser-focused on the talent pipeline: the pool of candidates qualified for open positions.
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Talking About Innovation? Here are 2 Pitfalls to Avoid
It seems as though everywhere we turn these days, there’s news of another company developing incredible new technologies. Innovations are all around us, and they’re changing our lives in ways we might never have imagined.
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The Number One Skill Corporate Recruiters Look For
As a higher-education professional, whether you’re in the dean’s office, the career center, or the ivy tower, one of your primary goals is ensuring your students land in good jobs after they leave the university.
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As Corporate Recruiting Evolves, Job Seekers Focus on Video Interview Skills
Traditionally, corporations flock to universities several times per year for career fairs, where they collect resumes, hold screening interviews, and set up next steps with interested, qualified candidates. But over the past several years, the number of organizations willing and able to dedicate the time, resources, and personnel to these events has dwindled. Instead, companies…
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(Infographic) QC Analytics: The Science Behind the Scores
You hear us talk a lot about communication scores — content, delivery skills, audience perception, the QC Score, and dozens of others. But what do those scores mean, exactly?
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