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 | 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,...
by Dave Clough | Oct 14, 2016 | Company Growth, Talent Management
HR managers still have a bad rap in many companies. They are viewed as overhead, a necessary expense to keep employees informed and give them a contact for personal issues that don’t affect company revenue. While this may be true at many businesses, top rated...
by Dave Clough | Jul 5, 2016 | Blog, Company Growth, Talent Management
I recently gave a special presentation at the Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce. Business Education Seminar: Staff Management This seminar covered assessing staff strengths and capabilities, motivating staff and staff performance assessments and reviews. Watch the...