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myHRoffice: February 2009
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009. Despite Cutbacks, Firms Invest in Developing Leaders. Despite Cutbacks, Firms Invest in Developing Leaders1. Companies Renew Focus on Employee Training, Betting That Strong Managers Will Help Through the Recovery. Despite layoffs and recession-starved budgets, many employers are investing in leadership-development programs, hoping not to be caught short of strong managers when the economy recovers. Like many companies, Philips Electronics. In a nod to the tough times, Philips ...
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myHRoffice: Developing Candidates Before They Apply
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009. Developing Candidates Before They Apply. Have you ever said to yourself (or to anyone else, for that matter), “These fresh-out-of-school grads understand collections, but they just don’t have what it takes to do it”? Through a partnership between your agency, ATG’s FuturesLeaders division, and your local community college, you can do just that. Your agency’s candidate pool becomes much deeper and richer with people who have prepared themselves for the collector position....
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myHRoffice: Building the Dealership Talent Pipeline
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Building the Dealership Talent Pipeline. Contract furniture dealerships face many talent management challenges, but conversations with several dealership leaders and principals indicate that the greatest talent management concerns center on the various stages of building the dealership talent pipeline. Although individual dealerships might differ in the priorities they place on each talent pipeline concern, all agree that four talent pipeline processes are critical for deale...
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myHRoffice: July 2009
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Thursday, July 30, 2009. HOW DO YOU FIND REAL TALENT? It’s all about the fit. When you think about a successful employee, what comes to mind? Assertive, detailed, outgoing? Person. Now that you have a better understanding of the model, you can compare candidates to the profile of one who will be successful in this position. Remember the old adage, “it’s takes a special person to be a? 8221; It’s true! By Christina Adkins Ph.D, Organizational Consultant, ATG. Posted by I/O's of the ATG Group. Contract fur...
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myHRoffice: Jargon Jousting - Irregular Ramblings on the Bizareness of Business Buzzwords
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Thursday, August 6, 2009. Jargon Jousting - Irregular Ramblings on the Bizareness of Business Buzzwords. This week members of the local OD (Organization Development) Network are meeting to talk about “Next Generation Leadership”. But does anyone really know what next generation leadership is? The OD Network members may find themselves the members of the Over Dose Network as they try to parse the ambiguity of this phrase. Is the effectiveness of leadership really determined by generations? If leadership t...
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myHRoffice: Jargon Jousting - Valid Assessment
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Friday, August 14, 2009. Jargon Jousting - Valid Assessment. Assessments can and should be key elements in such talent management processes as selection, promotion, and development. And choosing the correct assessment. Is critical for the success and the legality of these processes. A quick internet search or reviews of assessment publisher catalogues yields a bewildering assortment of assessments and equally bewildering claims about their suitability. Perhaps the most problematic of these claims...Exper...
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myHRoffice: Employment Center
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Thursday, July 30, 2009. HOW DO YOU FIND REAL TALENT? It’s all about the fit. When you think about a successful employee, what comes to mind? Assertive, detailed, outgoing? Person. Now that you have a better understanding of the model, you can compare candidates to the profile of one who will be successful in this position. Remember the old adage, “it’s takes a special person to be a? 8221; It’s true! By Christina Adkins Ph.D, Organizational Consultant, ATG. Posted by I/O's of the ATG Group. Advantage- T...
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myHRoffice: Jargon Jousting - Corrected Correlation
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Friday, August 14, 2009. Jargon Jousting - Corrected Correlation. Why would anyone need to correct a correlation? Correlations typically don’t run afoul of the law and certainly no correlation has ever been accused of committing a felony. Now it is true that some correlations are so trivial as to be misdemeanors, but certainly they aren’t deserving of correction either. If the correlation is non-existent or trivial to begin with, why not just admit it? Posted by I/O's of the ATG Group. The Leadership Gap...
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About - Kloostra Consulting Group
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Get to know us. Prior to Randy's experience at Herman Miller he was the Director of Human Resources and Training for D&W Food Centers a 21 store chain of high end service oriented retail food stores in Western Michigan. At D&W he managed several stores successfully as a Store Director and then established the training function for the organization and led the Human Resource function as well. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website.