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Jeff Jolton, Ph.D. - Duration: 00:07:04
Jeff Jolton speaks about people who impede productivity and success through their interactions. He affectionately calls these individuals whom he can find at any level of your organization, the “slackeys.” You know exactly who they are.
David Bracken, Ph.D. - Duration: 00:08:00
Dr. David Bracken speaks to us about inspirational leadership. He provides examples of historically inspirational leaders, and illustrates the kinds of behaviors that are truly inspirational and often quiet leader’s exhibit. Finally, he wraps everything up with a new definition of inspiring leadership. Rudy Karsan, Community Leader, Chairman of Junior Achievement’s Board of Directors in the Delaware Valley and CEO of Kenexa, co-authored this piece. We hope you enjoy it.
Tim Geisert - Duration: 00:06:09
In this podcast episode, Tim Geisert speaks to us about the influence of stories at work. First he shares a story about an interesting stunt pulled at his workplace by senior leaders. Later he tells us about some of Henry Ford’s exploits. He finishes his piece with an explanation of how stories like these help define an organization’s culture.
Kyle Lundby, Ph.D. - Duration: 00:17:26
The following presentation was originally delivered at the 23rd Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference. The original purpose of Dr. Lundby’s talk was driven by a need to understand the key drivers of employee engagement outside of the U.S., and specifically within Asia.
Ed Hurst - Duration: 00:17:51
This episode is being presented by Ed Hurst. Mr. Hurst serves as a Kenexa consultant and has extensive experience as an assessment development practitioner, focusing on achieving tangible business results. This discussion will illustrate the importance of linking individual performance to business outcomes. It will also highlight the connection between engagement and talent.
Chris Lovato, Ph.D. - Duration: 00:16:02
In today’s episode we will listen to a presentation entitled Positive and Proactive employee relations. This episode is presented by Dr. Chris Lovato. Dr. Lovato is a senior consultant with Kenexa. Dr. Lovato holds a doctorate, master’s, and bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Organizational psychology from Colorado State University and specializes in all areas of lifecycle surveys.
Ame Creglow - Duration: 00:06:30
The purpose of this structured competency-based interviewing is to help organizations hire and promote people who will succeed in their jobs. Different jobs require different competencies. Competencies are important because they can be used to improve performance in at least three ways: selection, feedback and development.
Nancy Delay, Ph.D. - Duration: 00:15:50
The purpose of this discussion is to enlighten listeners on the relevance of telework as well as the characteristics of telework programs. What is telework, how is telework tied to corporate and social responsibility? Telework has become a hot topic as many employees are either being asked to work from home or are requesting to work from home, particularly in light of the current economic environment.
Kenexa Case Study - Duration: 00:09:51
RWE Power, a company of the RWE Group, is one of Europe’s leading power extraction and generation groups. As Germany’s biggest power generator, RWE Power has the full range of energy sources and can therefore draw on its own raw materials. The company employs approximately 17,000 qualified and committed staff who achieve external sales of EUR 6.6 billion a year.
Kenexa Case Study - Duration: 00:12:19
As one of the largest and best-performing healthcare organizations in the country, Providence Health & Services receives more than 250,000 applications each year from individuals interested in working for the Health & Services system, and hires approximately 12,000 people annually. Like other healthcare organizations, Providence needs to attract qualified medical and other professionals, and engage and retain them to minimize turnover and consistently deliver on its mission of providing exceptional long-term patient care.