by Dave Clough | Jul 3, 2018 | Assessments, Best Practices, Hiring, Talent Management
When a star employee resigns, it can often bring a department – or the whole company, depending on size – to an unexpected halt. Their duties are shuffled off onto others, their expertise is lost, morale of other employees goes down, and your business loses time and...
by Dave Clough | May 12, 2017 | Company Growth, Talent Management
If you are a baby boomer, this may come as a shock to you to see this in writing, but if you’ve experienced this yourself over the past 5 years, it may not be much of a surprise. The employee’s expectations of their employer and manager are changing. Millennials are...
by Dave Clough | May 4, 2017 | Talent Management, Team Management
A well-trained employee is educated enough to be able to handle delegation, knowledgeable enough to get the tasks done, and is someone you can count on. They want to be trained, too - they feel more effective at work, and feel like they are growing in their...
by Dave Clough | Apr 27, 2017 | Best Practices
Owners, presidents, or CEOs of small businesses might have the toughest job. They feel they have to do everything to keep their businesses going (and growing) and financially support employees and their families. But there are times when it just seems too hard. These...
by Dave Clough | Feb 10, 2017 | Team Management
Research shows that there are two models for a thriving company/team: Cultural assimilation that produces team results and does OK for the team members. Structural freelancing that is done well can produce good results, and the most talented employees are paid well....
by Dave Clough | Feb 3, 2017 | Assessments, Talent Management
For a few years now I’ve been reading about the challenges of managing Millennials. Since Thanksgiving, I’ve been hearing it directly from clients and I’ve been involved in resolving the issues that arise between managers and their Millennial employees. Specifically,...
