By Scott on 15 September 2009
Under stress, our most dominant [nervous] system is set into motion. For example, several years ago Mike and I were involved in a car accident. We were driving on a narrow, two-lane highway at night, and suddenly something huge flew at our windshield. Mike swerved over the double yellow line. Luckily, the oncoming lane was empty. The massive flying object missed us and hit the station wagon behind us. Mike pulled over to the side of the road and stopped. I didn’t move; my body felt numb, and my breathing slowed. I didn’t want Mike to get out of the car. In my mind I could see him getting hit by oncoming traffic. Mike, his heart racing, was thinking only of taking action. He opened hid door and leaped out to see if anyone was hurt.
Posted in People | Tagged abilities, action, strengths, talent, thinking
By Scott on 19 March 2009
Where are all the real superheroes?
Another question: How many superheroes have the same powers as another one? “Uhmm, none!”
Maybe that’s part of why they’re called “super-heroes.”
So how many superheroes do you know?
I love reading the Readers’ Digest because they have stories of heroes in every issue. It’s always uplifting to read stories of real people [...]
Posted in Performance | Tagged abilities, heroes, high-quality jobs, job performance, leadership, strengths, talent, workplace
By Scott on 12 February 2009
Our country was very excited about the change of presidency. Some people were more agitated than excited, but either way, there was a lot of hype, hope, and expectation.
It’s interesting to now see how things are changing or not, progressing or not, and how people are reacting to this.
Satisfied, or Not…
I’m a fan of Gallup [...]
Posted in Benchmarks | Tagged abilities, assessment, background checks, employee satisfaction, hiring, job match, reference checks
By Scott on 15 December 2008
Just what makes employees successful in their jobs? Is it [tag]skills[/tag]? Or is it [tag]abilities[/tag]? Does it end there? More importantly, what is it that makes for [tag]profitable employees[/tag] for your [tag]business[/tag] when they are in your [tag]workforce[/tag]?
I noticed a recent excellent post by Jason on “Recruiting Front Lines” discussing skills inventory for employees.
I’ve come [...]
Posted in Benchmarks, People, Performance | Tagged abilities, business, job fit, job match, People, Performance, performance management, performance measurement, profitabilty, skills
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