by E.A.S.I-Consult | Feb 24, 2020 | Culture, Pre-Employment Testing
With the U.S. unemployment rate at 3.6 percent, virtually every industry is struggling to find high-quality employees (January 2020; Bureau of Labor Statistics). However, healthcare has been especially challenging. In fact, healthcare employment needs grew 2.5% during...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Dec 21, 2019 | Culture, Leadership, Pre-Employment Testing
The use of computers to collect data about us and create algorithms to predict something about us has been increasing for decades. Today, that is coalescing into a growing use of — and dependence — on artificial intelligence, or AI. Mobile phones, PCs, Google, Alexa...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Sep 25, 2019 | Coaching & Mentoring, Culture, Leadership, Learning Agility
It seems that news of companies having problems is becoming routine. From the data breaches at Facebook and other tech companies to Boeing’s problems with their 737 Max airplane to the latest scandal with Purdue Pharma and oxycontin, it seems like the corporate world...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Sep 25, 2019 | Culture, Leadership
Researchers at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, the University of South Florida Sarasota Manatee, and the University of Houston have identified a phenomenon they call the Imposter Syndrome. The work was done by Industrial-Organizational Psychologists and...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Aug 5, 2019 | Culture, Leadership, Learning Agility
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. — Winston Churchill Over the last two years, I’ve written numerous articles [1] for this newsletter about the importance of attitude in the workplace. Following the adage, “Hire for attitude, train...
by E.A.S.I-Consult | Feb 3, 2019 | Culture, Leadership
As the old saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” But there are some words that evoke stronger feelings than others. One such word is “toxic,” which, the Oxford Dictionary dubbed 2018’s “Word of the Year,” based in large part on how often the word was...
