Friday, March 27, 2020

Talent Assessment Strategy USA: Facts that You will Want to Know


Only 19% of new hires go on to succeed in their new positions according to Leadership IQ’s Global Talent Management Survey. The study assessed 1463 American companies and 972 Chinese companies on a range of topics, including leadership, engagement, retention, and recruiting.  Leadership IQ’s three-year study involved more than 5,000 hiring managers during more than 20,000 hires and found that while hiring managers often focus interviews on job skills, lack of skills accounted for only 11 percent of new hire failures.

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Top Four Reasons Why 81% of new hires failed

26% of new hire failures were due to low Coachability which was defined as an inability to accept feedback from those they work with including supervisors, colleagues, peers and customers. 

23% of new hire failures were due to a lack of Emotional Intelligence which was defined as an employees’ inability to understand their emotions, as well as the emotions of others.

17% of new hire failures were due to low Motivation which was defined as insufficient drive to exceed or excel in the job.

Many of the remaining new hire failures were due to Temperament which was defined as poor personality fit for the job. 

Talent Assessment Strategy USA is used for: hiring new employees, evaluating current employees for different roles, identifying employees with high leadership potential, comparing talents against established job fit benchmarks, and to create individual development plans based on an employee’s strengths and skill gaps. Employers often use the following methods of talent assessment: Structured interviews, Work simulations, Problem-solving tests, Personality tests, Unstructured interviews, and Assessment/Reviews of Education and Experience.

Talent Assessment Strategy USA will help you design your hiring interview and your talent assessment strategy to evaluate:  Coachability, Emotional Intelligence, Motivation, and Temperament.

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Employee Development Solutions: An in-depth discussion


During the current Covid-19 Virus Outbreak, it is much easier to understand the value proposition of your current workforce.  How would your business survive if half of your workforce was not performing or not available any longer?  This is where employee development solutions can provide a pathway forward for any business.  With tailored training solutions, you can address competency gaps and talent gaps to make sure that your employees are aligned with the strategic goals and sustainability of your organization.

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To begin a strategic employee advancement program, consider focusing on the following:  

  • Collect performance feedback from multiple perspectives. We use 360 degree assessments to identify the competency gaps. 
  • Develop core competencies with targeted training across your business spectrum.
  • Design an agile organizational structure so that all of your employees are growing toward positions of greater responsibility and contributions.·           
  • Raise the performance level bar with workforce analytics and real-time feedback.
  • Create a proactive career development plan so people have a clear roadmap of how to advance their career and the organization.
  • Give cross-knowledge training and multiple role training some serious thought.
  • Focus soft skills training on team building, workplace conflict management and emotional intelligence development.

You can build a superior work environment for your employees through the training you provide.  All employees enjoy a defined career path leading towards career advancement,
and your business will grow as a result of your investments in employee development solutions.