How Could I Not Be a Fan of Employee Engagement? Pizza parties, potlucks, service projects, and team-building events. These types of employee engagement activities make us feel good about going to work. Employee engagement builds camaraderie, promotes teamwork, and results in better attendance and retention rates. So, how could I not be a fan of employee engagement? Read why. [read more] Category: Connecting the Dots Joe Nowlin Tags: Employee Engagement, Human Resources, rigorous selection, Hiring Systems
HR’s Winning Team: Use These NFL Tips to Hire the Best Fit What if your organization repeatedly hired and developed the right people, eliminating performance failures and employee/role mismatches? NFL teams pursuing a championship realize that no game plan can succeed without the right players in the right positions. It’s the same for businesses and industries. Bill MacPherson, Managing Director of Mercer Celgar, a global leader in the pulp industry, explains how to transform your organization into a play-off caliber team. [read more] Category: Connecting the Dots Bill MacPherson Tags: Selecting a Winning Team, rigorous selection, Selection Process, Job Fit
Employee Selection: Why Settle for Subpar Performers? Instead, Follow the Lead of Pro Sports & Smart Data Sports teams use a highly structured, repeatable process to analyze talent. In the sports arena, game video and agility tests help teams determine if a player is a match for an open spot. What process should businesses and industries use to select job candidates? In this article, we take a page out of a sports playbook to describe an employee selection process that’s a slam dunk. [read more] Category: Connecting the Dots Joe Nowlin Tags: Employee Selection, Employee Recruitment, rigorous selection, Hiring Systems
Employee Selection Protects Employers from the ‘Silver Tsunami’ Baby Boomers. Hard workers? Yes. But what happens as they leave the work force in droves? Is there a way to navigate through this “Silver Tsunami”? Until now, employee selection has been the least effective and most costly process that employers use. How costly? The average cost per employee that works for 20 years with pay and benefits of $100k is $2,000,000.00! In light of this trend, here’s a proven approach to make employee selection an effective, respected, and lasting process. [read more] Category: Connecting the Dots Michael Quinn Tags: Silver Tsunami, Ability Tests & Employee Selection, Employee Selection Practices, Job Performance Predictors, rigorous selection
The Puzzling Scenario in Employee Selection - Part III & Conclusion It’s possible to consistently run an employee selection system at a yield that provides a nine in ten chance of success. If winning in the marketplace is tied to the talents and abilities of people on the team, who wouldn’t want such a guarantee? [read more] Category: Connecting the Dots Scott Valitchka Tags: Employee Selection Practices, Selection Ratios, Validity, Taylor-Russell Table, Predictors, Selection Process, rigorous selection, Ability Tests & Employee Selection
Employee Selection: Why Settle for Subpar Performers? Instead, Follow the Lead of Pro Sports & Smart Data Author: Joe Nowlin on 1/17/2022
The Puzzling Scenario in Employee Selection - Part III & Conclusion Author: Scott Valitchka on 10/4/2019