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Does Anyone Hire During The Holidays?
by Pauline Fournier In each edition of our Insights newsletter, Senior Career Consultant, Pauline Fournier responds to career questions that have recently come her way from people with whom she is working. In a recent edition, Pauline shared some important tips on job searching during the holiday season. QUESTION: Does anyone…
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Evaluating Short-Term Gigs vs Full-Time Roles
by Pauline Fournier In each edition of our Insights newsletter, Senior Career Consultant, Pauline Fournier responds to career questions that have recently come her way from people with whom she is working. In our Summer 2022 edition, Pauline shared some thoughts for those evaluating the pros and cons of a short-term…
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Favorite Interview Tips from a Career Consultant
by Pauline Fournier In each edition of our Insights newsletter, Senior Career Consultant, Pauline Fournier responds to career questions that have recently come her way from people with whom she is working. In our Spring 2022 edition, Pauline shared some of her favorite interview tips – for both interviewers and candidates….
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How Can Job Candidates AND Employers Avoid Being Ghosted?
by Pauline Fournier In each edition of our Insights newsletter, Senior Career Consultant, Pauline Fournier responds to career questions that have recently come her way from people with whom she is working. In our Winter 2022 edition, Pauline tackled the issue of “ghosting” during the employment process – both on…
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Even in A Hot Job Market…Career Transition Support is Important and so is Choosing the Right Partner
By Carolyn Raitt & Laura Poisson Through times of organizational change, offering outplacement support can help companies retain talent, support employees, and manage separations in a way that aligns with their values and protects their brand. You may be thinking that, with the economy roaring back and the job market…
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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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