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6 ways to build your coaching network offline
READ MORE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLEKEYS There are many approaches a coach can apply to expand their coaching network. In addition to gaining online visibility and creating content for different digital channels, there’s no better promotion than that earned through word-of-mouth and referrals. As a Certified Behavioral Consultant, you may and must network within the community and establish yourself amongst people who may already be familiar with your previous career, reputation or history. Depending on your personality style and your internal passions, this type of awareness is up for interpretation. READ MORE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLEKEYS
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Managing remote teams with DISC
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLE KEYS. We live in a versatile economy. It’s not unusual for companies to hire on a project-by-project basis or let their employees work remotely. Thus, they are minimizing overtime pay and overhead, and in some cases eliminating costs associated with office space or tax laws. In return, their employees are enjoying a little flexibility, taking on more than one project at once, and often earning more than they would as a full-time employee with the company. Remote or temp employees and project-based managers are in more demand than ever. While many companies actually have a full-time project management office staffed with in-house…
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Five Common Team Behavioral Problems
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLE KEYS. No matter the realm of your operations, you are going to eventually be working within a team. With a larger group, more personalities will come to the table – and with a greater number of personalities, we see an increase of ego, thirst for power, miscommunication and lack of vision. This also proves true when working with remote teams over a great number of geographic regions. Some of the questions we may ask ourselves are: What kind of problems will we face as a team? What can we do to identify potential issues? But, the most important question will always be:…
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Which assessments are legal for hiring?
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLEKEYS. Employers are saving both time and money by implementing tools for predictive hiring into their regular hiring practices, and to get past the obstacles met within the initial screening of candidates, hiring managers have begun applying a number of pre-hire assessments into final decision-making. These assessments serve as indicators of what a person may or may not bring to the table, how they will interact with an existing workforce and how they will perform in particular environments. According to FindLaw.com, “Forty percent of Fortune 100 companies indicated that their employment selection systems included some form of psychological testing. A similar survey by…
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How to use DISC results during a hiring interview
READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON DISCINSIGHTS BY PEOPLEKEYS Every hiring manager knows it can be a daunting task to sift through resumes all day. Many recruiters use a benchmarking process to narrow down the talent pool and know in advance not only what kind of background and information they’re looking for, but also the type of personality best suited for the job at hand. What happens when everything else matches ideally and you are in need of a strong “Peacemaker” style (SC-type personality), but your candidate is showing as a “Contemplator” (SCD personality combination)? You may be also intrigued by the additional value this extra “dominance” in their personality can…
