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Two Powerful Communication Strategies Effective Leaders Use To Engage Employees

By Chrissiebusiness management, Communication, Harrison assessments, Harrison talent analytics, Innovation, leadership, teamscommunication, communication strategies, culture, employee engagement, leadership, management, teams

Communication is the backbone of strong leadership, employee engagement, and overall business success. Leaders who use effective communication strategies inspire their teams, set clear expectations, provide constructive feedback, and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders. Which Communication Strategies Are Most Effective to Engage Employees? After analysing over 30 years of global job performance and employee engagement…

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All Business Problems are People Problems

By Chrissiebusiness management, Communication, Culture, employee engagement, employee retention, Harrison assessments, Harrison talent analytics, job satisfaction, job suitability, leadership, Recruiting, Talent retentionculture, Harrison Assemeents, job satisfaction, people, talent retention, talent talent recognition, training

“All business problems are people problems.” My mentor said this to me. It was one of those universal statements that is used to begin a conversation. I must admit, I nodded my head in agreement and said, “Uh Huh” and blew it off (That Steven Covey selective listening thing). Yet, this simple statement keeps ringing…

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Jump Start Employee Engagement

By Chrissiebusiness management, Communication, Culture, Harrison assessments, home working, HR, promotion, Recruiting, teamsculture, employee engagement, promotion, recruitment, staff, teams, wellbeing

According to a study by the Quantum Work Place “Employee Engagement” has decline to the lowest point it has been in eight years. Despite the improving economy, employee engagement declined in 2014 across organisations of all sizes and in more than 75 percent of the markets measured through the Best Places to Work program. Employee engagement…

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Incessant Complainers

By Chrissiebusiness management, Communication, Culture, Harrison assessments, leadership, personal development, Personality, Recruiting, teamsculture, incessant complainers, leadersihp, management, personalities, personality types, recruitment

Incessant Complainers. Do you have this type of employee in your organisation? Characteristics: Non-stop complaining about the company, the working environment, colleagues and customers; does not see problems as opportunities to improve a situation. Complains about things but walks away when called to take up the challenge to change things for better. Traits to look…

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Leaders Must Exhibit Adaptive Capacity in 2022

By Chrissiebusiness management, Change, Communication, Culture, emotional intelligence, Harrison assessments, HR, Innovation, leadership, Recruitingadaptive capacity, behaviours, Change, Harrison assessments, HR, leadership, pandemic

Dr Dan Harrison was recently published in HR Daily Advisor discussing the different demands on leaders in 2022 and how you need to embrace Adaptive Capacity to succeed in this uncertain environment. Read the original article here. The pandemic forced businesses to cope with unexpected change and create solutions on the fly. This flexibility will be…

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How COVID-19 Shone a Spotlight on Empathy in the Workplace

By ChrissieCommunication, Culture, Harrison talent analytics, home working, leadership, personal development, Recruiting, teamsculture, empathy, Harrison talent analytics, home working, leadership, leadership coach Chesterfield, recruitment, talent attraction, talent retention

Historically, empathy has not been a driving force in most workplace cultures. While plenty of organisations have placed value on creating positive, collaborative work environments, they have often considered employees’ personal lives to be separate. This could explain why a recent Businessolver study found that only one in four employees feel their companies are sufficiently empathetic.…

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The Verbal Caustic

By Chrissiebusiness management, Communication, Culture, emotional intelligence, Harrison assessments, Harrison talent analytics, leadership, Recruiting, teamsculture, Harrison assessments, Harrison talent analytics, leadership, personality, personality tests, personality types, recruitment, teams

Almost every organisation has experienced some form or another of a Toxic Employee; someone who, whether consciously or subconsciously, disrupts or hinders the advancement of productivity in the workplace. Also known as “walking liabilities”, they say things and they do things that make them a huge liability. Just because you haven’t been sued for it…

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The Emotional Moody

By Chrissiebusiness management, Communication, Harrison assessments, leadership, Personalitybusiness management, communication, culture, Development, Harrison assessments, leadership, personality, personality tests

Do you have an “Emotional Moody” type person working for you? Almost every multiple employee organisation today has experienced some form or another of a “Bad Apple” employee; someone who, whether consciously or subconsciously, disrupts or hinders the advancement of productivity in the workplace. One type of bad apple is the “Emotional Moody”. Characteristics: Temperamental…

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How a Personality Trait Assessment Helps Improve Communication

By Chrissiebusiness management, Communication, Harrison assessments, leadership, teamsbehaviour, communication, Harrison assessments, leadership, teams

“According to a recent Harris Poll … a stunning majority (69%) of the managers said that they’re often uncomfortable communicating with employees. Over a third (37%) of the managers said that they’re uncomfortable having to give direct feedback about their employees’ performance if they think the employee might respond negatively to the feedback.” Effective communication is…

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