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50 Percent of First TIme Leaders Fail; Management Tests Help Close The Gap
Success Performance Solutions Close Leadership Skill Deficit with Management Testing (via SBWire) Lancaster, PA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/25/2013 -- Google “management test” and in a split second over 1.2 billion results appear. People might think with the abundance of...
Frontline Leaders Fail at Alarming Rate; Poor Communication to Blame
Companies are experiencing a critical leadership skills gap. It is so serious that according to one recent study, only 18 percent of HR professionals rate their leadership bench strength as strong or very strong. Not much better (19 percent) was their confidence in...
Six Interview Questions to Ask Potential Retail Store Managers
Hiring a new store manager? Here are some six interview questions to consider asking them. Ira S Wolfe, President of Success Performance Solutions, was one of the hiring experts used in the article to suggest one question that pet store owners and operators should...
Tips for Recruiting New Employees
This is a great time of year to find new employees. Fresh graduates are on the prowl for new opportunities. Use these tips to make sure your company is what they find in their job search!
New Sales Skills Required for Top Performance …but Only 5% Have Them
Conventional wisdom says that it is easier to sell to an existing customer than to a new prospect. This was confirmed by the 2013 Sales Performance Optimization (CEO Insights) study data. Only 23.8% of the firms reported challenges in renewing business or generating...
Why You Shouldn’t Believe Employees Who Say They Can Multi-task
Do you find yourself constantly distracted? Your attention constantly divided, jumping from one task to another? Does every day feel like you've been really busy but not really productive? The hustle and bustle of everyday life have become a regular occurrence for...
SPS Launches “Summer School” for PeopleClues Users
If you are a user of the PeopleClues Assessment System, you don’t want to miss the just announced PeopleClues e-School beginning June 4. The “school” will be sponsored by Success Performance Solutions and Chrysalis Corporation. View the full schedule here. According...
7 Deadly Sins of Leadership: Tests to Avoid Hiring Bully Leaders
Passion, confidence, ambition, creativity, focus - these are all highly desirable attributes of any successful leader. But like almost every quality that people possess, when overextended our strengths can become weaknesses. And with just a glance through Wall Street...
Why the Golden Rule is Bad for Good Customer Service!
Many of you have lived your lives according to the Golden Rule - "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Translation: Treat others as YOU like to be treated." But as Dr. Phil often asks his guests, "how's that working for you?" Probably not as good or as...
A Personality Test for Retirement Success?
Can your personality affect how you prepare for retirement? Personality traits are often linked to job performance and used in identifying candidates who are the best fit for a job. But a recent research papers seems to have correlated specific personality traits to...
