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Organizational Success All Comes Down to This
by Josh Combest 580 team members wait anxiously, tense with the pressure of this one moment. 20 individuals are poised to leap into action and will make or break the outcome with less than 2.4 seconds to get it right. A single miscalculation or hesitation will cost the company millions…
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Are Your Leaders Ready for What’s Next?
by Ellie Eckhoff, SVP & Laura Poisson, President COVID has impacted the world of work in ways that will be long-lasting. More will be required from our leaders to assimilate to changes, retain talent, and maximize performance. Here are 5 questions to consider about your leadership team: How prepared are…
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Seven Rings and Seven Leadership Lessons
by Ellie Eckhoff, CPCC, PCC / SVP of Talent Consulting & Executive Coach I wrote my first Leadership Lessons from the Patriots in 2017, repeated it in 2018 and 2019. Couldn’t do it in 2020. The 2021 season was different – what else is new? Truth be told, I didn’t…
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The What, Why, & How of Emotional Intelligence
By Ellie Eckhoff Emotional Intelligence – What Is It? Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a “set of emotional and social skills that influence the way we perceive and express ourselves, develop and maintain social relationships, cope with challenges, and use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way.”1 There are many…
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Women in the Workplace 2020
According to a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company and Lean In, women are at a high risk of leaving the workplace due to the challenges of Covid-19. The impact of this loss – particularly the loss of women leaders – could be devastating for companies. Financial impact: Research…
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How to Onboard New Employees Remotely
by Susan Peppercorn While the coronavirus pandemic has caused significant disruptions to the economy, many companies have continued to hire to meet evolving business demands. Onboarding a new employee to an organization that is operating fully or mostly in a remote environment presents unique challenges. New hires must be quickly…
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How to Help Your Teams Build Resilience
by Susan Peppercorn To make it through the current pandemic and return to a new sense of normalcy, your teams will need to be resilient. The good news is that leaders can help create the conditions that make this possible, even when employees are working remotely. Based on research reported in the…
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Four Ways to Increase Diversity and Inclusion in Your Workplace Using Data Driven Insights
by Kathleen Teehan As is true in any significant change initiative, having leadership buy–in and commitment to execution is critical to success. Sometimes the easiest and most effective way to gain consensus is to present data that demonstrates how the change aligns with organizational priorities, and precisely how it will impact the bottom line. Although the importance of, and impact from, building…
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Three Ways to Thoughtfully Invest in People During an Economic Downturn
By Tim Butler Shortly after graduating from business school, I visited with the CEO of a company I had worked for while in college. This savvy businessman built a thriving network of incredibly successful companies from a small feed and grain business he had inherited from his wife’s family. There…
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Managing Conflict in a Remote Environment: What to Watch Out for and Five Tips to Resolve
By Susan Peppercorn It’s well understood that unresolved workplace conflict can have a serious impact on the mental health and wellbeing of those involved. It can also reduce productivity, taking up considerable time, energy and resources. With so many employees now ‘out of sight,’ there is a risk that conflict…
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Work Reimagined. What’s Possible?
By Marie Bankuti, PCC, CPCC, PMP Our work world has been turned upside down and inside out. So much has changed and continues to change almost daily. Could any of us have imagined the depth and breadth of the impact a virus could have on corporate America only six months ago?…
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ClearRock’s 2019 Talent Management Survey
Over 60 HR professionals in the Boston-Metro area completed ClearRock’s survey regarding their talent management needs. Here are the top needs they identified for 2020. Click here to view the full report. Talent Selection – diversity and reducing unconscious bias; streamlining process Leadership Development – develop emerging leaders; improve management…
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5 Trends in Leadership Development
By Ellie Eckhoff, Senior Vice President 1. Inspire Leaders at Every Level The market for leadership development solutions is enormous: more than $14 billion is spent by corporations and there are more than 70,000 books and videos on the topic. When we ask companies about their top talent issues,…
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3 Things Recruiters Can Do to Keep Good Candidates Interested in Their Company
By Laura Poisson and Carolyn Raitt Finding the right talent is top of mind for every company. From the time a candidate applies for a job at your company or receives an email from you inviting them to a phone screen, the candidate experience begins. Here are three things recruiters…
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You’re Not Alone – 3 Tips from Those Who Have Been There
by Carolyn Raitt When someone loses their job, they often feel overwhelmed navigating the career transition process, which may introduce doubt, fear and uncertainty of what lies ahead. ClearRock supports individuals who have experienced a job loss and we recognize the importance of connecting people with others that are or…
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