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5 Characteristics Employees Love about their Leadership
Ellie Eckhoff, SVP ClearRock They care. The best leaders care about their people – not only what employees need to do to perform, but what they want to do to excel. These leaders take time to get to know what drives their teams and what gets in their way. They…
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10 Life and Leadership Lessons from the 2018-2019 Patriots Season
“There’s not much time to unwind, but you know what, it’s because I love what I do. I look forward to the season. I look forward to playing games. It doesn’t ever feel like work.” – Tom Brady Ellie Eckhoff | SVP, ClearRock, Inc. | President, Boston Chapter HBA Too…
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Music, coaching: This exec can sing the praises of business
Laura Poisson took a musical route to leading her human resources consultancy Did you miss Laura’s Executive Profile in the Boston Business Journal? Read her comments below on her interview with the BBJ about her journey to becoming President of ClearRock, Inc. Sing the praises of ClearRock, indeed! …
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ClearRock – a Certified Partner of Predictive Index
The Predictive Index Methodology The Predictive Index Methodology is comprised of a suite of assessments, software, and instructor-led workshops. This system, coupled with ClearRock’s team of talent management experts, ensures that an organization has the tools and support needed to hire, develop, and retain talent that aligns with the organization’s…
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6 Criteria for Cultivating a Coaching Culture
Six Criteria for Cultivating a Coaching Culture Ellie Eckhoff There is a growing movement among organizations to cultivate a coaching culture, as more companies recognize the impact that this strategy has on organizational success. Traditionally, coaching has been reserved as a development tool for senior leaders, or as a…
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5 Strategies to Improve Performance Management and Unlock Potential
By: Kathleen Teehan Develop a Coaching Culture. Although coaching has traditionally been used as a development tool for leaders, organizations are expanding the reach to include individuals as every stage of their career. Essentially, coaching involves asking individuals the right questions and getting them to reach their own “aha moments.”…
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Cultivating a Coaching Culture
by Ellie Eckhoff There is a growing movement among organizations to cultivate a coaching culture, as more companies realize the value of such a strategy. Traditionally coaching has been used as a development tool for leaders, in many organizations access has expanded to individuals at every stage of their career. …
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ROI on High Touch Outplacement?
By Ellie Eckhoff Investing in the future of an exiting employee may seem counterintuitive, particularly if the layoff is part of an initiative to cut costs across the business. However, since the early 1960’s, when outplacement services began to take hold, there is enough compelling evidence that suggests that this…
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Is Your Organization Considering an Investment in Executive Coaching?
Article by Laura Poisson Maximizing the performance of a leadership team through executive coaching can yield significant returns for an organization. According to a recent global survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Association Resource Centre, the mean Return on the Investment in coaching was 7 times the initial investment. It…
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Feedback: An Organizational and Individual Perspective
Feedback: An Organizational and Individual Perspective Part One by Geralyn Burke Gray, Annie Stevens, and Lisa Zankman Feedback – An Organizational View Why is it that so many companies struggle with fostering and providing ongoing feedback? It seems that we have many forces trying to make sure that…
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Engaging Employees After A Layoff
There are few things more difficult to do than terminating someone’s employment. Employees who are treated with dignity and respect in this process, and receive the support they need, will progress in their job search with greater ease and reflect more positively on their experiences with their former employer. Remaining…
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Isn’t It Time We Did Some Life Planning?
By Russ Jones, President, First Transitions, Inc. Perhaps author and businessman Harvey Mackay said it best, “A dream is just a dream – a goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.” How often have we thought about various aspects of our lives and wished that somehow…
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Tips on Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption
At a recent leadership forum, ClearRock, Inc., welcomed Shane Cragun, co-author of the book Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption. At the forum, co-sponsored by M2 Partners, Cragun shared extensive research on how to navigate 21st century turbulence with a simple model and process for making major change and…
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Boston-Area Professionals are Getting Back to Work Faster This Year Than Last Year
Local professionals are finding jobs more quickly this year than last year. During the last six months (February – July), individuals in a career transition in the Greater Boston area who worked with ClearRock found new jobs in 12.6 weeks. This is an improvement of 2.6 weeks from the individuals working…
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Survey Shows Severance Amounts Unchanged in Three Years
In its most recent survey regarding severance, ClearRock, Inc., found eighty percent of employers are providing the same amount of severance to as they did three years ago. Nearly all respondents (98%) stated Reduction in Force/Job Elimination as a reason for providing severance. 58% provide severance based on Poor “Fit” for…
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