Level Up Leadership
Hiring assessments are one of the most effective tools at ensuring that the people you hire will be a good fit with your company, with their manager and team, and that they’ll actually be engaged in the work that they’re hired to do. While it can be tempting to rush the hiring process and skip…
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Some business leaders have a tendency to view hiring as an art; others view it as a science. But really, making better hiring decisions requires a combination of both art and science. If you’re making your decisions entirely on gut instinct – the art approach – you’ll end up hiring people who don’t have the…
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Hiring the wrong people is one of the biggest mistakes a business can make, and yet companies routinely rush the hiring process and simply deal with the high turnover rates that ensue. This vicious cycle leads to low morale, low productivity, and a poor workplace culture. Hiring assessments help break the cycle by reorienting the…
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When you have an important vacancy in your office, there can be the temptation to fill the position as quickly as possible, just getting someone in so that your business can keep moving forward. This approach is almost always a mistake, because it leads to people who are poor fits not just with the position…
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Recognizing and celebrating our differences in the workplace isn’t just a good idea – it’s good business. That’s because being able to recognize each other’s strengths and vulnerabilities and each other’s differing perspectives is an essential part of being able to manage effectively. Here are four reasons why: We all have blind spots. Everybody is…
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People are different. As a leader, you may have a particular style, particular strengths, and a particular way of doing things. That is likely to line up nicely with the particular styles and strengths of some of your employees, but not all or even most of them. As the boss, it’s part of your job…
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The process of forming a new relationship can be broken down into five steps: judging, understanding, appreciating, respecting, and finally valuing. Whenever you form a relationship with a new person, you’ll go through these steps. Whatever step you end on will determine how strong your relationship will be. The problem with many workplace relationships is…
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Any time you get a group of people together, personalities are going to clash. Especially in the business world where everyone wants to show that they have something unique to offer, differing opinions and work styles are bound to come into conflict. If you’re a team leader, those internal team conflicts can seriously derail your…
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Personal assessments have clear benefits in the business world. With good personal assessments, you can gain a better understanding of your unique work style, what drives you to succeed, and how you approach decision making. But what about team assessments? How do assessments for teams take those personal benefits and expand them to the people…
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Personal development should be a part of our every-day lives. By continuing to grow and learn throughout our lives, we find greater meaning and satisfaction in our personal lives and in our work. The people who do best in the business world don’t sit back and wait for success to come to them. They create…
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