Archive for September, 2006

Star Search - What Works, What Doesn’t

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on September 30, 2006 
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Despite the rhetoric about talent, and stacks of annual reports insisting that people are a company’s biggest asset, most companies still don’t get it. Instead of making a long-term investment in their employees, corporate chieftains too often go for easier short-term pay-offs to be found in accounting games.

Does Success Make People Happy?

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on September 23, 2006 
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Happy people are in general more successful across many life domains than less happy people and their happiness is in large part a consequence of their positive emotions rather than vice versa.

The Benefits of Workplace Profiling

Posted by Rob McKay on September 14, 2006 
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Resumes and interviews will show you the fruits, profiling will show you the roots. Most mangers hire on the fruits, but usually always terminate on the roots.

Selecting Employees is Like Trading Horses.

Posted by Ricki Sharpe on September 1, 2006 
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In spite of claims to the contrary, there is no foolproof way to select employees. There is no silver bullet, magical test, interview technique, background check, or experience requirement to insure that every pick will be a winner. There is only a choice of scientific methods and procedures designed to reduce the risk of a bad hire.