Honest, Humble Workers Associated with Higher Job Performance

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(From EHS Today) -- Researchers already know that integrity can predict job performance, and what we are saying here is that humility and honesty are also major components in that, said Dr. Wade Rowatt, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor, who h... More »

CEOs Hiring, But Finding Skill Gaps

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(From Business Journal Daily) -- The CEOs of the nation's private companies are expressing renewed optimism about the economy and their intention to focus on strategic growth over the next 12 months, finds a new study. They're also making talent management a top priorit... More »

Internal Consultants Now Have Roadmap to Improve Performance

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Internal consultants staff members who serve in consultative roles in their organization face unique challenges in balancing the tension between being knowledgeable insiders and the need to give honest, direct feedback to their clients. Now, a new book from ASTD Pre... More »

Honesty, humility best predictors for job

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(From UPI.com) -- Employees who have the highest combination of honesty and humility have the highest job performance, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Wade Rowatt, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Baylor University, said the honesty-humility personality t... More »

Majority of US Private Companies Have Identified Workforce Skill Gaps

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(From PRNewswire) -- With their renewed optimism about the economy and intention to focus on strategic growth over the next 12 months, US private-company CEOs are making talent management a top priority. The majority (51%) of Trendsetter chief executives say that they n... More »