Join us to discuss our HR Jumpstart Event! Executive Advantage, a Columbia, Missouri, human resources consulting firm, is holding a special morning workshop designed to help your organization’s HR person become more effective in their tough job. In Collin’s “oldie but goody” book titled Good to Great, he encourages those who work with the people side…
Could Management Be Improved?
Did you know that an estimated 80% of the turnover in organizations is caused by poor management. That is a staggering figure when you stand back and contemplate it. This is also an expensive matter, if you believe the DOL’s estimate that the cost of turnover is 1.5 times the annual salary of the person leaving the…
Interviewing for Success
One of the most important roles and responsibilities a leader has is to build a strong leadership team. As important as recruiting is to the success of an organization it is frequently one of the poorest leader skills. Statistics indicate that the success rate for quality hires is about 48%. Not great. In previous blog…
Recruiting Good Employees
Recruiting good employees is maybe one of the most important and difficult responsibilities a business owner has to perform. Take a quick look at the employment classifieds and you can see how great the demand for good employees is in this community. Even so, finding the right person to fill a vacancy is challenging for…
Employment Testing Rules
In a previous blog post, I mentioned the success rate for hiring personnel who stay at least 5 years is about 48%. Employers, including our consulting firm Executive Advantage, have often turned to some form of testing or checks to increase the success rate. In a recent white paper, the EEOC communicated the use of…