Every week I find people searching for this phrase on Google. I imagine you are probably applying for a job and the employer uses these tools as part of the selection process. Or, maybe you are in a work environment where they want to benchmark their employees for recruiting, team alignment, or other reasons. Whatever...
Editors Note: I'd like to welcome and introduce Wendy Bailey for today's guest post. Experts in the fields of psychology and business management agree; old fashioned I.Q. tests are not clear indicators of human potential. While adeptness with math, logic, and language may be useful measures of one narrow field of expertise, the implications of...
In fifth grade I was given my first major research assignment; pick a sea animal and write a report on it. The week before we had prepared for this topic by watching videos on all types of sea life. As a ten year old kid, it didn't surprise me why I ended up picking the...
The process of applying and interviewing for a job entirely revolves around professional and related previous experiences. What this means is that in any workplace, the staff are all there because they share one common set of skills. This is obviously the most sensible way of building a workforce in any industry. However, one thing...
When it comes to email, I'm the worst. Every time I open it, I feel like I'm slaying a Hydra. For every email I respond to, file, or delete, another two pop up in its place. Eventually, I am stuck with an inbox in the thousands, full of messages I need to do something with....
Hi there! Recognize the picture above? Last year, the photos went viral because the world thought it was cute to see a monkey smiling for the camera. But what if I were to tell you that picture and the ones below were actually taken by the monkey herself? "WHAT?!?! No!" It's true. The photographer who...
Do you have family that lecture you about the correct way to do your job, or in-laws at family dinners who never stop talking? These are all indicators of the DISC style they exhibit. Over the Memorial Day weekend, I had several opportunities to sit down and reflect on just how unique each of my...
