Tag: Houston

Change Management: Stress and Motivation

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND OCCUPATIONAL STRESS Let’s face it, change causes stress. Change is inevitable; therefore, so is stress! Especially in the world of business, work, and people. All of us deal with change and stress differently. We can handle different amounts of the “load”! According to the work of Vakola and Nikolaou (2005), highly stressed individuals demonstrate decreased commitment to the organization and increased reluctance to accept organizational change. This makes the job of management very difficult because you have key results to achieve. PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING: ENGAGING INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY Organizations experiencing change need their people to get into gear. The use

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In the Competition for Talent, Are you Making Quality Hires?

Article from Hunt Scanlon by Scott Scanlon The struggle over talent? The great Lou Holtz once said, “Talent determines what you can do.” But…. With regard to business, how does what you do determine what talent you need?  How do you ensure your hiring managers are hiring talent that fits what you do?Can you align this talent to your mission?  Can you effectively manage and motivate these hires to keep them? Do you understand why they behave at work as they do? How can make them more a part of the team? Can you predict their performance? All tough questions

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HR Analytics

People Analytics: Get On-board!

People analytics is going through a major shift.  From workforce planning to employee engagement and retention, the need for data is growing.  Leaders are looking for this knowledge to target, recruit, hire, engage and predict performance.  The modern HR department is being transformed from a transactional help desk into a strategic solution center that is multidisciplinary and applied across the business units. Analytics tools, like the Predictive Index™, are available as total “hire to inspire” solutions.  They are being deployed at all levels to (1) recruit and hire, (2) understand attrition and succession, (3) identify turnover and employee cost, (4)

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Development

The Impact of Your Leadership

Posted by Brandon Kinsey | Kinsey Management, LLC (Houston, TX) – A Predictive Index Certified Partner I was side blinded by a hypothetical scenario that was indirectly asked to me, “could I speak on leadership to a to corporate team that has been lectured by astronauts, professional athletes, and Fortune 500 CEO’s?” I must admit, the question and circumstances thereof, has bothered me all week. The question that lingers is, “Could I actively engage and inspire this group?” To ponder deeper into the rabbit’s hole of the question and my own self-doubt requires some reflection and introspection. I want to

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