by Ira Wolfe | Feb 15, 2014 | Employee Performance Management, Leadership
It’s well documented that a manager has more impact upon the retention of an employee than any other individual or any benefits has within an organization. In fact, survey after survey confirms that employees leave more jobs due to the ineffectiveness of a...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 15, 2013 | Leadership
Institutions and nation states are now facing inevitable and even predictable, change. But they lack the leadership, flexibility and imagination to adapt. It’s not that their current leaders and pipeline are not smart enough or don’t recognize what’s happening. It’s...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 12, 2013 | Employment Testing, Leadership
Behavioral interviews and leadership assessments are effective ways to expose potential blind spots, or as I tell clients – everyone has an Achilles Heel. Leadership assessment tests help identify the Achilles Heel before you hire or promote? Here are three tips to...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 7, 2013 | Leadership
Currently it appears companies are dumping more training and development dollars in the current strength areas of many leaders. Their strengths may become stronger but those competencies are becoming less important than other required skills. More significantly,...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 5, 2013 | Employment Testing, Leadership
How can organizations get a good picture of the individuals capable of leading others? Most decisions about frontline leadership promotion (more than 80 percent) are based on manager recommendations. According to DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast 2011, only one in...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 1, 2013 | Leadership
Big corporations have been talking seriously about management competencies for at least the past two decades. Today even the smallest of small businesses have joined the discussion. Many organizations are dedicating time and resources into creating a leadership and...
