Ready, Set, Grow! 5 Steps for Cultivating Talent in Your Organization
If you surveyed all business leaders, I believe most of them would say they want their employees to thrive and succeed. Aside from my optimistic view that most leaders want the best for their employees, there is also a practical side to employee achievement — successful employees equal successful businesses. Additionally, successful businesses create jobs, […]
Enhance Workplace Effectiveness through Behavioral Assessments
To succeed in the modern workplace, employee behavioral assessments can play a crucial role and enhance human resource strategies. Today, with a greater emphasis on teamwork and collaboration in work environments, as well as an increasing need for employees who align closely with major job responsibilities to decrease burnout, behavioral assessments are an important tool […]
How a Growth Mindset Can Help Your Company Flourish and 3 Ways to Get Growing!
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I don’t think I can do (insert task here). I just don’t have the natural abilities for that”? I know I have. In fact, just recently I was lamenting to some colleagues about a challenging assignment I worked on and how I struggled because I just wasn’t “wired” to […]
The 3 Barriers to Listening and 5 Tips for Becoming an Effective Listener.
I know you can hear me, but are you listening? People get my name wrong a lot. I’ve often remarked to friends that it’s like being part of a social experiment every day of my life. Admittedly, Keather is a unique name. I’ve never met another Keather, and I’ve never met anyone who has. I […]
Looking for Ways to Retain Your Team? Here are 6 Employee Retention and Development Trends for 2023
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employers added 223,000 new jobs in December 2022. And despite high-profile corporate layoffs dominating recent headlines, Monster reports that 92% of employers surveyed are looking to bring new people on board in 2023. Between backfilling roles that have been vacated or adding to the roster to accommodate […]
What’s New in Leadership and Management in 2023? Here are 5 Things You Need to Know
For many of us, the last few years have felt like a few decades. The world changed by the minute, and we did our best to keep up. But, while the coming year may be less volatile, we can still expect significant shifts in the business landscape. That means, as leaders, we need to be […]
Ready to Wrap Up Your 2022 Goals? Don’t Forget to Celebrate Your Successes
If you’re anything like me, the goals you set at the beginning of 2022 are the furthest thing from your mind at this point. For me, a new puppy, last-minute shopping, and the prospect of sixteen house guests has pushed any thoughts of my resolutions and goals way into the back of my consciousness. But […]
Leveraging Talent Within – How to Get Started with an Internal Mobility Strategy
Each year, The Omnia Group surveys leaders in small and mid-sized businesses across all industries to identify top talent trends and the strategies organizations are using to address them. Our current survey closes on December 31st, and we’re excited to publish the results in early 2023. If you haven’t already, please take a moment to […]
A Leader’s Guide to Motivating – 5 Things to Consider for Motivating Individuals to Succeed
Motivation is defined as the general desire or willingness of someone to do something. That begs the question then, can you really motivate someone else to do something? When it comes right down to it, motivation is a driving factor in personal achievement. Motivation is what gets you out of bed to go to the […]
The Only Way to Go is Up? Not necessarily! Redefining Advancement for Your Employees
Many businesses operate under the assumption that the only way for an employee to advance is through a promotion to a management position. After all, the top tiers of most org charts show leadership roles. It is a laudable goal to move toward management if the employee has a genuine interest in, and the natural […]