Onboarding
What is Onboarding? Onboarding is the process of interviewing, hiring, orienting and successfully integrating new hires into the organization's culture. The best onboarding strategies will provide a fast track to meaningful, productive work and strong employee relationships. Onboarding activities begin pre-hire through effective and accurate recruitment communications, followed by an interviewing and screening process that increases the success rate … [Continue Reading]
Coaching
What is coaching? Many people are not sure what business coaching is really like. They wonder if it is like being coached by a sport’s coach like Duke’s Mike Krzysewski with the coach running drills and outlining plays for the players. While others might think it is like being on a psychiatrist’s couch where every thought and action is analyzed. In actuality, business coaching is its own unique type of mentoring. The International Coaching Federation defines … [Continue Reading]
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Q: “Our organization is lacking strong leaders for the future, how do we start developing our future leaders?”
A: The first step is to understand your organizations needs for leaders. What types of skills, competencies, knowledge and experience will be needed to be a strong leader for your organization? Does everyone agree on these attributes? How would you prioritize technical knowledge over strong leadership skills? Next, critically assess what you are doing to… [Continue Reading]

Q: “I have just changed jobs and now I am not sure what matters in the new place.”
A: We recommend reading the book ‘The New Leader’s 100 Day Action Plan’ by Bradt, Check and Pedraza. Here are a few tips to get you started: Quickly clarify expectations with your new boss Understand if you are in a turnaround situation or a scenario where you have time to learn and make recommendations Identify… [Continue Reading]





