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Contribute to the Company Blog and Build Your Own Brand

I was talking with a friend a few weeks ago who told me she was interested in building her own brand – basically, she wants to get her name “out there” and begin to do a bit of writing. She also is interested in getting recognized within her organization with the hope of moving to […]

Best Practices for Addressing Organizational Issues

When the executives don’t see the need to change

There are issues (or – better yet – let’s say “opportunities”) in every organization. We can surface these opportunities to improve the organization through employee engagement surveys, organizational assessments and sometimes, when we get lucky, through leadership and other skills assessments. All too frequently, however, at […]

Building Trust

Training is Not Usually the Answer!

I often hear from clients that there are “trust issues” in the organization. Some clients see these issues fairly quickly and respond; others know deep down it exists but wait until they have no choice but to react. In nearly all cases, I’m asked about facilitating a workshop on […]

Reducing Gender and Other Biases in Hiring and Selection Practices

In a research project conducted at Harvard Business School (and discussed in the HBS Alumni Bulletin, Dec. 2012), it was found that “gender bias in hiring or promotion is less likely to occur to candidates are compared to one another, rather than evaluated solely as individuals.”

Here is how we have worked with a number […]

Best Practices for Managing Changes that Impact Employee’s Jobs: A Case Study

I’m working with a client on a major initiative that will impact their employees’ jobs. It won’t mean there will be lay-offs within the organization, but rather significant restructuring of roles and responsibilities and some relocations.

The company has eight (8) offices throughout the United States and in Canada. They are consolidating departments and offices […]