Executive Coaching

Jumanji: A Study in Strengths-Based Teams

by Anita Polite-Wilson, Ph.D., CPC, Executive Coach & Consultant for Parrish Partners In the interest of your commitment to employee engagement, ask yourself three questions: How can I recognize and leverage potential strengths inherent in my team members? How can I create individualized, meaningful stretch assignments aligned with business objectives?

Surefire Ways to Get Promoted

Surefire Ways to Get Promoted Wouldn’t you like to know how to secure an upcoming promotion? Imagine being able to tap into your supervisors thought processes and learn what it takes to get promoted. These tips will enable you to understand more of what bosses look for as they make

The Future Workplace Experience: Is Your HR Department Ready?

The Future Workplace Experience: Is Your HR Department Ready? The business world is focused on the need to innovate today. Try to be more innovative with your company’s culture, leadership style, technology goals, strategy, etc… One thing that often doesn’t get as much traction is Human Resources. The future workplace

New Laws Banning the Salary History Question

New Laws Banning the Salary History Question These laws are becoming more prevalent in order to counteract the disadvantages that salary history requests put on women and other minority groups. Often employers do not intend to use the info given about history against the candidate but bias opinions can creep

Is Your Business Ready for Change?

Change is inevitable. The question should never be if it will happen but rather when it will happen. Everything changes from the weather to the seasons to our opinions and preferences over the years. The world is evolving, transitioning, and changing around us faster than we even realize. What does

The Importance of the Human Element in Your Hiring Process

Hiring has changed extensively over the years. These days’ companies are working even harder to find the most talented candidates for their teams. In fact, in the United States, the average time it takes to hire is almost 23 days. We live in an extremely social day and age. Technology

Why Top Salespeople Leave, Stay and Join a Company

At some point, every company struggles with how to secure top talent and get them to stay for the long haul. There are some common reasons for why the best salespeople leave, stay, and join a company. Consider the following and perhaps change your strategy in order to attract and

Helping Your Best Employees Grow

In a previous post, we discussed how providing a positive experience for your employees is the best way in which to increase retention within your team, your department, or your company.  In this article, we’re going to address a specific way you can provide that experience, and it involves giving

Addressing ‘Un-engaged’ Employees

Are your employees engaged? There are employees in the workforce that are not “actively engaged” at their company. In other words, they don’t display passion or enthusiasm about their job, and as a result, their production (as well as their overall contribution to the company) suffers. At times like these,