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4 Ways to Rethink the Skills Gap

CareerBuilder

Here are four ways to rethink your approach to the skills gap this year: Hire for culture fit. Companies with great cultures have happy and engaged employees and see less turnover than companies who don’t. Instead of focusing solely on technical skills, focus on hiring candidates who fit the culture.

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Questions inclusive leaders ask themselves to uncover their biases

PowerToFly

Addressing bias has the benefit of facilitating personal growth and emotional intelligence, thus enhancing a leader’s credibility and trustworthiness among their teams and stakeholders. By actively working on blind spots, leaders set a positive example for others, inspiring a culture that embraces diversity, creativity, and innovation.

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TribePod: How To Find Business Behaviors That Matter Most

Proactive Talent

How to build culture in a #WFH environment. Kerry Goyette works at the intersection of AI, emotional intelligence, leadership development, and neuroscience research. Kerry’s book, The Non-Obvious Guide to Emotional Intelligence, was selected as a best book by Forbes magazine. ABOUT OUR GUEST.

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Brandon Hall Group Research Highlights, October 17-23, 2020

Brandon Hall

About three in five organizations (59%) believe their leaders have the competencies and emotional intelligence to successfully drive business goals over the next one to two years, according to Brandon Hall Group’s latest Impact of Leadership Development Study. Brandon Hall Group Featured in Training magazine. Register here.

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How to Find Top Leaders for Your Company

Spark Hire

In addition, people with growth mindsets generally talk about things they have learned from attending industry events, being mentored, reading books, blogs, newsletters, forums, magazines etc., They should have high emotional intelligence and be able to network well, negotiate effectively, and keep their cool under challenging circumstances.

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Why you should be hiring for soft skills, not just technical abilities

JazzHR

Effective interpersonal communication, emotional intelligence, active listening and collaboration are examples of this type of ability. Recruiters and hiring managers should be keen to effectively assess a candidate’s soft skills in order to to create a well oiled workforce. Abstract skills with real-world implications.

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3 Ways to Create a Place Where People Want to Work

Recruiting Daily Advisor

During this time, Jack Welch was the CEO of General Electric (1981-2001) and a role model for leaders–lauded on the covers of business magazines. Daniel Goleman’s book Emotional Intelligence reinforced the value of relationship or emotional quotient (EQ) skills and how these were the essential skills to be an effective leader.