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Download Your Copy Now! The Essential Guide to Help you Champion the Talent Acquisition and Retention Pandemic
If you are not yet convinced about “The Great Resignation”, maybe this statistic will change your mind. According to a recent Microsoft survey, 41% of workers are thinking about quitting their job. That means that over the next year, nearly half of your employees may voluntarily turnover. If you factor in organizational changes due to…
Read MorePlanning the Future: Succession Management | What, Why + How
Traditionally, succession planning has focused only on the senior positions in an organization intending to mitigate risks that arise from an unanticipated vacancy. Centering on identifying and preparing for “who’s ready next”, succession planning has aimed to ensure seamless leadership transitions for optimal business continuity with a rather narrow focus. The following article explains more…
Read MoreThe Art of Exiting Executives
Written by: Sandra Boyd | National Practice Leader, Career Transition + Outplacement The CEO was on the other side of Zoom when my client clicked into his weekly meeting; however, the CHRO was also on the call. At that moment he knew. COVID had changed the course of their business and they had been discussing…
Read MoreThe Pandemic and Artificial Intelligence
Written by: Jocelyn Bérard | President, Central Region | Optimum Talent Before COVID-19 swept across the globe, there were very high hopes that Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning would help governments, researchers and health care providers learn from past events and behaviour to help plot a response. It did not take long for those hopes…
Read MoreLeadership In Times Of Crisis
In this webinar, Jocelyn Bérard and Dr. Carlos Davidovich answer three key questions about these uncertain times, and how you can lead your team through to the other side. What makes COVID-19 any different than other big crisis in our society? Why is there such a range of different behaviors? What to do then? Can…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Leadership
For decades, debates have occurred around the fundamental question of nature vs. nurture in order to explain why we behave in a certain way. The shortest summary of experience and research related to this question can best be described by the following – it is both. We behave in a certain way because of who…
Read More12 Ways to Know If You’re Truly Ready To Move Up To Management
POST WRITTEN BY Expert Panel, Forbes Coaches Council Top business and career coaches from Forbes Coaches Council offer firsthand insights on leadership development & careers including our Optimum Talent colleague Carlos Davidovich. Read Article
Read MoreSmart Strategies For Running A Peer-To-Peer Coaching Group
POST WRITTEN BY Expert Panel, Forbes Coaches Council Top business and career coaches from Forbes Coaches Council offer firsthand insights on leadership development & careers including our Optimum Talent colleague Carlos Davidovich. Read Article
Read MoreThe Evolution of Leadership in Healthcare
TRUST, INFLUENCE AND POWER Years ago, the city of Glasgow had one of the highest crime rates in Europe. In order to combat that they decided to treat violence as a public health issue because they saw that violent behaviours tend to spread much like viruses. This approach worked extremely well as they now have…
Read MoreThe Key To Recruiting Executives In The Digital Age
Rigour, Depth + Customization By: Robert Racine, Vice President, Executive Search Published in Les Affaires, special report on Headhunters, June 1, 2019 Essential in today’s world, social media networks help stimulate interaction and help facilitate research for a new professional challenge. Social media is an asset for a company looking to fill a position, but…
Read MoreCareer Transition Services Are A Smart Business Decision
Anyone who has ever been terminated from their position can vividly recall specific details of that day, even years later. People remember what their boss wore; what the weather was like; who was involved in the notification; how they felt and what it did to them. Termination makes a deep impact on a cognitive level…
Read MoreKeeping Up With The Millennials
Scott Coleman is the Atlantic Managing Director at Optimum Talent, which offers full-service human resources to help “organizations succeed through people.” Increasingly, those people are millennials. “We’re at a pretty fascinating time when it comes to age-related demographics in the workforce. We have boomers through millennials — and everything in between,” he says. When it…
Read MoreManaging People: A Lost Craft
If we’re taking an honest look at the workplace of 2018 we need to
acknowledge both the good and the bad. Yes, we’re seeing more
agility and greater diversity, but we’re also hearing more reports of
organizations struggling to attract, engage, and retain talent and it’s
impacting performance. So, what exactly is causing this? Well, in part
it’s because we’ve stopped teaching our managers how to manage!
Neuromanagement: A New Approach to Leadership Development
The technical revolution has transformed the world of business. It’s changed how we work, where we work, who we work with, and now it’s changing who companies hire to lead their organizations. For decades, organizations looked to hire leaders with exceptional technical capability, an impressive education, and a proven track record – that was the…
Read MoreOn Leadership: The Business of Philanthropy
Optimum Talent is a proud community producer for the series On Leadership that is being aired by Access7, a community programming station in Southern Saskatchewan. The following is based on thought leadership of our firm, as well as our local guest leader. In this program, our guest leader Judy Davis, President & CEO of the…
Read MoreSuccessFinder – Ladder of Leadership
The SuccessFinder Ladder of Leadership is a model of the behavioural competencies necessary for the highest performance at three key levels of leadership. It is designed to provide organizations with a data-driven framework to better understand high performers at each level. Read this article
Read MoreOn Leadership: Stimulating Innovation
Optimum Talent is a proud community producer for the series On Leadership that is being aired by Access7, a community programming station in Southern Saskatchewan. The following is based on thought leadership of our firm, as well as our local guest leader. Innovation is a topic that is on the mind of many leaders today….
Read MoreRecruiting in the World of Private Equity
Private Equity (PE) plays an important role in the Canadian economy and business landscape. Over the last two decades, the industry has seen significant growth including new partnerships and fund formations. The industry peaked in 2007 with 247 transactions valued at $26.3 billion. Following the downturn, PE regained traction with the PE fund management industry…
Read MoreProsper and Thrive in Today’s Economy
It is during tough times when you’ll see an organization’s real performance capabilities. The pressure today to generate results, satisfy shareholders and keep customers happy is intense and shines a spotlight on many organizational weaknesses. During these tough times, top line revenue growth is just not possible in many industries. While most organizations find ways…
Read MorePrescription for Leading in Tougher Times
Clients have begun asking us where they should focus their time and attention during this uncertain period. We have reflected on our past experience and consulted best practice models. In the following pages, you will find our prescription for leading in tougher times. Read this article
Read MoreOn Leadership and Community Building
Optimum Talent is a proud community producer for the series On Leadership that is being aired by Access7, a community programming station in Southern Saskatchewan. The following is based on thought leadership of our firm, as well as our local guest leader. Read this article
Read MoreLeading In Difficult Times
Just as no two people are the same, no two leaders are the same. While different leaders possess different styles and beliefs, we know through decades of studies and research that there are certain characteristics that great leaders share. For that reason, it is important that leaders learn from their peers and past experiences. This…
Read MoreIs Your Workplace an Attraction and Retention Tool?
In major cities across Canada, downtown skylines are changing shape as new office towers are constructed at a rapid rate. Initial assumptions may attribute this ‘building boom’ to growing populations and a lack of space, however, many of these developments are driven by organizations looking to consolidate their offices and develop large, modern, high-quality spaces….
Read MoreIgniting Leadership
Optimum Talent is a proud community producer for the series On Leadership that is being aired by Access7, a community programming station in Southern Saskatchewan. The following is based on thought leadership of our firm, as well as our local guest leader. Read article
Read MoreBreaking Bias
– Article published in THE HR REPORTER, June 13, 2016.
We all have biases that are so automatic, so ingrained in our thinking that we’re not even aware of them — it’s evolutionary.
The good news? This bias is possible to overcome — but not without understanding why the brain works the way it does, according to Carlos Davidovich, vice-president of executive coaching at Optimum Talent in Toronto.
Read MoreWorkplace Engagement: Getting Back to Basics
– Article published in THE HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION OTTAWA CHAPTER PUBLICATION, Spring 2015.
Employee engagement is increasingly becoming an important topic of discussion around boardrooms. More and more organizations are turning their leadership lens to ways to engage their employees and inspire a re-energized workplace.
Read MoreHearts, Guts and Minds, How Our Multiple Brains Make For Great Leaders
– Article published in the HR Professional Magazine, July/August 2014.
In our current age of rapid change, strong leadership skills have never been more valuable.
Many words come to mind when thinking of an ideal leader: rational, logical, decisive, single-minded. But how true is this ideal image?
Read MoreWhat Human Resources Needs to Know – Personality Tests are Simply Too Broad to Predict On-the-job Performance
– Founder, Pathfinder Career System.
Personality tests attempt to measure a broad range of basic traits, such as the Big Five Personality Traits or Emotional Intelligence. Although these tests may provide useful information about a person, psychological research has consistently proven that personality measures do little to predict how well a candidate will perform on the job.
Read MoreDemystifying Neuroleadership: Creating Inspiring And Collaborative Environments
– Article published in Le coin de l’expert of the HRPA
While Human Resources Professionals have been skeptical of NeuroLeadership, which has been on the rise in the business world, after thorough examination there is no doubt that NeuroLeadership provides excellent tools for organizations. NeuroLeadership enables organizations the decisive factors that create inspiring and collaborative environments.
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