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HRProfitability

“Organizations with more effective

hiring systems rank higher in

financial performance, productivity, quality,

customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction

and retention.” Inc. Magazine

“Work is love made visible.”Kahlil Gibran

‘Fit’ reflects the behaviour and interest needed to succeed in a job

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

…and don’t believe everything you read in a resume.

Never judge a book by it’s cover…

HIRING

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

A Company Is Known By

The People It Keeps

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

Psychometric assessments help to uncover important

information about a candidate that is not likely to surface

during an interview…

… e s p e c i a l l y i f t h e i n t e r v i e w e r i s s t a r - s t r u c k .

INTERVIEWS

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

Use the character is t ics

d isp layed by h igh-per forming

employees in the i r respect ive ro les

as models for prospect ive h i res.

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

can explain the root of employee behaviour, thinking styles, work interests and how they are tied to job performance.

ASSESSMENTS…

Does your organization assess people for job fit

and compatibility with their boss?

You’re certain to boost productivity and retention,

if you do.

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

It’s sad when the people you know become people you knew, especially when they made such a profound impact on your company.

TURNOVER

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

– Steve Jobs

PERFORMANCE

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

Untrained employees take up to SIX times longer to perform the same task

as trained employeesSource: HP

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

Skills can be taughtbut behaviours are much more difficult to change.It takes tremendous effort and motivation to modify natural behaviour.

DEVELOPMENT

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

HARD WIRED Praise for good work releases

Dopamine in the brain..

Our brain chemistry is wired to

respond positively to it …

repeatedly!

LEADERSHIP CHARISMA

EQUATION:

“If YOU can make a positive difference in the way

people feel, or in how well they do, they will

find YOU charismatic.” Deiric McCann

“A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don’t work well with their colleagues.”

Lee Iacocca

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

When priorities and goals are unclear, the ball gets dropped, tensions rise, confusion sets in and productivity plummets.

WORKING TOGETHER

H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

Is the meaning of your communication what you want to convey or how it is perceived?

… the meaning is the response you get.H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

COLLABORATION

Working alone is tough. It’s so much easier when you divide up tasks that play to each other’s

strengths.H R P r o f i t a b i l i t y

Managers and employees who

unders tand each other ’s work s ty les

wi l l bet ter unders tand how to

communicate and

work together e ffec t ive ly.

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said,

people will forget what you did, but people will

NEVER forget how you made them FEEL.”

ENCOURAGEMaya Angelou

Research finds that learning occurs best when there are 3.57 positive messages for every negative 1.

Try a similar 4:1 ratio with employees.

If we can’t find the time to do it right the first time,

when will we have time to do it over?

EFFICIENCY

WORKFORCE OPTIMIZATIONRedeploy

underperformers

Uncover the hidden

gems

Lose your bad

apples

Never stop looking for

high-quality, outside people

At the end of the day, your company’s

productivity determines your profitability.

Therefore, at the crack of dawn, your

workforce should rise and shine with the

ability to perform their jobs to their

fullest potential.

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Maureen S. Catania