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What is Talent Optimization?
Talent optimization is a four-part discipline that details what’s required for aligning your business strategy and your talent strategy so y

AJ Cheponis
Nov 14, 20196 min read


How to calculate employee turnover cost
A large part of employee turnover is connected to bad hiring decisions. Fortunately, this can be avoided.
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Nov 12, 20193 min read


Reason #1 why good employees quit: job fit
Poor job fit disrupts employee engagement. In fact, poor job fit is one of the four forces of disengagement.

AJ Cheponis
Nov 7, 20193 min read


What every company should get obsessed with
Learning from failure can lead to innovation. But what if your company can’t afford to make big mistakes?
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Nov 5, 20192 min read


The key to building high-performing teams
Once you understand the working relationships at your company, you can more accurately predict who’s a must-have hire and who’s unlikely...
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Oct 31, 20193 min read


Cognitive vs. behavioral assessments: should you do both?
While some companies choose either behavioral or cognitive assessments, there are benefits to using both during the pre-hire process.

AJ Cheponis
Oct 29, 20192 min read


What are the benefits of employee engagement?
Smart companies understand that an engaged workforce is a productive workforce.

AJ Cheponis
Oct 29, 20193 min read


Culture Fit Interview Questions: Everything You Need to Know
Hiring managers ask culture fit interview questions as part of the hiring process to determine alignment between candidates and corp culture

AJ Cheponis
Oct 22, 20193 min read


The Dominance Drive Deconstructed
Dominance is the drive to have control over or make an impact on one’s environment.

AJ Cheponis
Oct 15, 20197 min read


4 Reasons Good Employees Quit
Beyond high-level vision issues, management at its grassroots core is a relationship business. “A good relationship with a manager makes a b
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Oct 8, 20192 min read


The Power of Company Culture
Peter Drucker, one of the biggest management masterminds of the 20th century said it best, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

AJ Cheponis
Oct 1, 20193 min read


3 analytics tools that measure people data
People data covers a broad scope. While you might want to home in on one area—such as employee sentiment or candidate experience—consider ot
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Sep 24, 20193 min read


7 types of people data your business should be measuring
Businesses that collect, analyze, and act upon their people data have more productive and engaged employees.
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Sep 17, 20193 min read


6 reasons to use cognitive tests for hiring
Use cognitive assessments to make sure your talent is able to learn fast and adapt to change.

AJ Cheponis
Sep 10, 20193 min read


Building a galaxy of sales superstars
You could have the greatest widget or service offering on the planet, but without the proper sales support, you don't stand a chance.

AJ Cheponis
Sep 3, 20192 min read


Top 5 recruiting and hiring mistakes that HR often makes
Hiring mistakes not only waste time and money, they can contribute to low company morale.
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Aug 27, 20192 min read


Five steps for strategic workforce planning
The sole purpose of strategic workforce planning is to ensure your workforce is aligned with your business objectives.

AJ Cheponis
Aug 20, 20195 min read


The key to building high-performing teams
By predicting team dynamics in advance of the applicant selection process, HR leaders and hiring managers can make strategic, data-backed hi
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Aug 13, 20193 min read


How to design your employee onboarding process
Onboarding -- The action or process of integrating a new employee into an organization.
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Jul 30, 20196 min read


The close ties between onboarding and employee engagement
Employee engagement is not the same thing as employee satisfaction or happiness, although satisfaction and happiness are good indicators of
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Jul 16, 20194 min read
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