December 2023

Continuous Advancement Perpetual Growth

By |2023-05-08T15:37:23-04:00December 11, 2023|Advancement, Candidates, TalentSphere, Companies, Entrepreneur|

One of the strongest value propositions a leader can give to an employee is the ability for that individual to perpetually grow in all dimensions. Obvious dimensions include professionally as well as personally, but do not overlook the importance of financial, mental, and spiritual growth as well. In nature, plants either grow or decompose; they do not stay the same. In an organization, nourishment is supplied by the broad term of training, but a more accurate term is learning. What […]

November 2023

Measuring the “Unmeasurable”

By |2023-05-08T14:52:00-04:00November 20, 2023|Recruiters, Candidates, Measuring the “Unmeasurable", TalentSphere, Companies|

Most managers thrive when it comes to evaluating an employee’s success related to the hard skills of a role. Achieving measurable quotas, meeting quantifiable objectives, or directly contributing to profit or cost savings are black-and-white and leave little room for subjectivity or interpretation. The challenge most face is in evaluating the soft skills of every role; regardless of the behavioral profiling tools, the interviewing forms, or the qualification summaries utilized, the key is to define what those desired soft skills […]

October 2023

The Treasure of True Grit

By |2023-05-08T14:17:19-04:00October 23, 2023|The Treasure of True Grit, Candidates, TalentSphere, Companies|

“Tell me about a time when you failed, and what you learned from that experience.”

 

Think of the most successful employees you’ve ever worked with, or the individuals you’ve mentored who excelled the most, or the leaders you’ve studied who seem to achieve every goal they set for themselves.  Undoubtedly, a common thread between all will be that those individuals have the strength to learn why they failed, what to do in the future to succeed, and the willpower to get […]

Fostering Fear

By |2023-05-08T14:03:41-04:00October 16, 2023|Fostering Fear, Candidates, Companies|

“What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.”

 

Reflect on that statement for a moment. You may even have an immediate connection to it, with your own delinquent “to-do’s” catapulting to the center of your attention. It was entrepreneur, author, and investor Timothy Ferriss who most recently voiced this assertion in his book The 4 Hour Workweek. However, the emphasis of this month’s TalentSphere Update is not focused on you as a culprit, but instead on […]

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