by Kim McGinnis | Mar 31, 2019 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing
It’s no secret that the world of work is rapidly changing. The World Economic Forum’s 2018 report on the future of jobs predicts that current organizational roles are likely to disappear as early as 2022, only to be replaced by new ones. This means organizations will...
by Kim McGinnis | Feb 3, 2019 | Coaching & Mentoring, Learning Agility, Personality, Pre-Employment Testing
This is the third in a series focusing on individual assessments. First and foremost, we wanted to describe what an individual assessment is. It is not an executive search although sometimes we work with a search firm who finds and does initial screening of...
by Kim McGinnis | Dec 3, 2018 | Coaching & Mentoring
I recently came across an article, Leah Fessler’s “There’s an Optimal Time to Give Negative Feedback,” that piqued my interest… for several reasons. As a leader and manager, I frequently find myself on the giving end of feedback – both positive and constructive. My...
by Kim McGinnis | Dec 3, 2018 | Coaching & Mentoring, Learning Agility, Pre-Employment Testing
This is the second article in a series about individual assessments. In my first article in this series, I discussed the elements you typically find in any assessment: job requirements; testing; and information about the person. So, the second element – the person –...
by Kim McGinnis | Dec 3, 2018 | Coaching & Mentoring, Leadership
Parting is such sweet sorrow.– William Shakespeare Shakespeare clearly did not have the workplace in mind when he wrote those words because, whether voluntary or involuntary, employees’ exits from organizations today typically involve more “sorrow” than “sweet.” Why...
