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Press Release | unProductive: The Dirty Little Secret about Employee Motivation
Success Performance Solutions has announced the release of its newest white paper titled unproductive: The Dirty Little Secret about Employee Motivation. With skill gaps widening, time to hire increasing, and 8 out of 10 workers lacking the passion to reach their full...
Motivation | Is It a Skill?
Many managers consider motivation as something employees have or don't have. And when they don't have it, the popular belief is that you can create it with the right incentives. But what if motivation is a skill that is learned and can be taught? At its core,...
This Is No Joke! What Makes Best-in-Class Companies So Much Better?
This is no April Fool's Day joke! Nearly four times more employees "exceed expectations" in Best-in-Class companies (the top 20%) than Laggard companies (the bottom 30 percent.) And more than 7 times the hiring managers are satisfied with new hires after one year in...
Personality Tests “Useless”: Is this really true?
“Personality tests are useless at predicting future job performance,” if you believe self-confessed personality test hater Bob Corlett. Mr Corlett by the way is founding member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the HR Examiner. He feels personality testing is “just...
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Employee Motivation
Employee motivation is one of the most discussed and debated topics in business today – just as it’s been for decades. Whether it is how to attract better applicants or retain current employees, motivation is what management talks about. Motivation also remains one...
When It’s Time to Hire Your First Salesperson…
A few weeks ago I wrote about three questions an executive or owner must ask before hiring his or her next salesperson. While helpful, a few readers wondered if there were any best practices regarding when it's time to hire their first dedicated sales professional or...
Looking for Top Performing Salespeople? Read this first!
What are the qualities and abilities top performing salespeople possess? There is one big mistake small business owners make - they assume sales is sales is sales. First of all, we are living in a dynamic, constantly changing, complex world. The top performing...
SPS President Interviewed in PBS documentary
Pennsylvania College of Technology celebrated its 100th anniversary of educating and training students for skilled jobs in the workforce. This video was broadcast on PBS and includes...
Personality Tests for Hiring | INC Magazine
SPS president Ira S Wolfe was interviewed for this February 2015 article about personality tests for hiring. He discusses the increasing popularity of employee assessment tests in the...
Hire Smarter in 2015 | NFIB
