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14 12, 2015

How to make the most out of your contractors
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How to make the most out of your contractors

Employee Selection, Team Building

How to make the most out of your contractors

By Thomas Arthur|2016-11-18T19:44:54-06:00December 14th, 2015|Categories: Employee Selection, Team Building|Tags: Communication Skills, Influencing People, Leadership, Leadership Ability, Leadership Skills, Management, Motivating Employees, Workplace Communications|0 Comments

You can call them contractors, temps, or consultants. Sometimes they can be outsourced labor, virtual assistants, or freelancers. Whatever the term or contractual format, they are not considered regular "employees" of your company or organization but temporary, outsourced labor that fulfills a temporal need or is someone who is on trial for a real job [...]

11 12, 2015

DISC Personality Types – The High-S
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DISC Personality Types – The High-S

DISC, Team Building

DISC Personality Types – The High-S

By Steven Fies|2016-11-18T19:44:54-06:00December 11th, 2015|Categories: DISC, Team Building|Tags: Communication Skills, DISC, DISC Profile, DISC Test, People Skills, Personality Profile, Personality Test, Workplace Communications|0 Comments

In this article, we will explore the nature of the "High-S" as ranked by a DISC test. Reminder: DISC measures behavior and communication style. When we talk about the "nature" of the High-S, what we are referring to is their visible behavior and communication style. Remember, DISC is not actually a measure of personality even though many people think of [...]

4 12, 2015

Ace Your Job Interview in 12 Easy Steps
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Ace Your Job Interview in 12 Easy Steps

Employee Selection, Team Building

Ace Your Job Interview in 12 Easy Steps

By Steven Fies|2016-11-18T19:44:54-06:00December 4th, 2015|Categories: Employee Selection, Team Building|Tags: Job Seekers, Recruiting, Selecting Employees|0 Comments

Overview Looking for a job and want to sharpen up your interview skills? This comprehensive article is for you. Our Mission At ThinkPlanLaunch, we have a mission to increase the number of great job matches between employers and employees. We put people into the right jobs so they can be successful, happy, and fulfilled. Moreover, [...]

2 12, 2015

DISC Personality Types – The High-I
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DISC Personality Types – The High-I

DISC, Team Building

DISC Personality Types – The High-I

By Steven Fies|2016-11-18T19:44:54-06:00December 2nd, 2015|Categories: DISC, Team Building|Tags: Communication Skills, DISC, DISC Profile, DISC Test, People Skills, Personality Profile, Personality Test, Workplace Communications|0 Comments

In this article, we will explore the nature of the "High-I" as ranked by a DISC test. Reminder: DISC measures behavior and communication style. When we talk about the "nature" of the High-I, what we are referring to is their visible behavior and communication style. Remember, DISC is not actually a measure of personality even though many people think of [...]

30 11, 2015

Building your new team
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Building your new team

Team Building

Building your new team

By Thomas Arthur|2016-11-18T19:44:54-06:00November 30th, 2015|Categories: Team Building|Tags: Attrition, Company Culture, Employee Retention, Hire The Right People, Job Benchmarking, Management, Organizational Development, Predictive Analytics, Recruiting, Reduce Turnover, Selecting Employees|0 Comments

Here is the situation. Your organization is growing rapidly and despite all the efforts to squeeze extra productivity out of the current workforce, you need to expand your capabilities and output. Building a new team from scratch is a monumental task full of challenges and unknown variables. There are many processes involved in building a [...]

20 11, 2015

How to Improve Employee Retention
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How to Improve Employee Retention

Employee Selection, Executive Coaching, Team Building

How to Improve Employee Retention

By Steven Fies|2016-11-18T19:44:54-06:00November 20th, 2015|Categories: Employee Selection, Executive Coaching, Team Building|Tags: Attrition, Company Culture, Employee Retention, Hire The Right People, Job Benchmarking, Organizational Development, Predictive Analytics, Recruiting, Reduce Turnover, Selecting Employees|0 Comments

When we talk about employee retention, we're talking about the specific length of time a given employee (or group of employees) stays in their job. Here are some facts: Average annual turnover across all industries was 15.7% in 2014. Employee turnover has been gradually increasing every year since 2011. The American Management Association (AMA) estimates the [...]

13 11, 2015

Why You Need to Make Employees Feel Important
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Why You Need to Make Employees Feel Important

Executive Coaching, Team Building

Why You Need to Make Employees Feel Important

By Steven Fies|2016-11-18T19:44:54-06:00November 13th, 2015|Categories: Executive Coaching, Team Building|Tags: Communication Skills, Company Culture, Driving Forces, Leadership Skills, Management, Motivating Employees, Motivators, People Skills, Reduce Turnover, Workplace Communications|0 Comments

How to Win Friends and Influence People. One of the most instructive books I've ever read on human relations is How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie developed this book over the course of many years, having done an incredible amount of research and experimentation. Throughout the book, the famous Mr. Carnegie provides [...]