Measuring Staff Effectiveness
This article was first published January 3, 2015. Interview with Matthew Eynon, Vice President for College Advancement, Franklin & Marshall College Measuring staff effectiveness may have...
View ArticleA Common Sense Approach to Managing Up and Sideways (and Heck, Down, Too)
This article was first published December 12, 2012. Dave Nuscher, Chief Communications Officer, American Academy of Arts, Cambridge, MA The way in which you manage up and sideways is as much of an...
View ArticleOn Talent Management with Amy Bronson
Interview with Amy Bronson Executive Director of Advancement Resources and Strategic Talent Management, Boston University In the middle of our conversation with Amy Bronson about finding and keeping...
View ArticleHuman Talent: Measuring for Effectiveness, Part 2 (Video)
Cynthia discusses the management of human talent and how to measure for effectiveness of job done. The post Human Talent: Measuring for Effectiveness, Part 2 (Video) appeared first on The Woolbright...
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Cynthia discusses the management of human talent and how to measure for effectiveness of job done. The post Human Talent: Measuring for Effectiveness, Part 1 (video) appeared first on The Woolbright...
View ArticleTwo Perspectives on “Human Talent”
At the end of 2016, we engaged two colleagues, Isaac Thweatt and Betsy Jackman, to speak with us about two seemingly disparate subjects: engaging alumni, and coaching advancement staff. The...
View ArticleHiring for Attributes
Honing your hiring criteria means knowing which key attributes you are looking for in a job candidate and potential employee. Over many years of being involved in the search and hiring process, I’ve...
View ArticleHolly Wolk on Keys to Talent Management
Holly Wolk, SPHR Sr. Director of Talent Management, Employee Development and Recruitment University of Rochester In today’s data driven world talent management is as much about metrics as it is about...
View ArticleInterviewing for Attributes
In my earlier blog on “Hiring for Attributes” I identified six key attributes (below) that all strong job candidates should possess. But how to ascertain in the span of an interview whether the...
View ArticleYour Colleagues on Workplace Culture
Conversation with Josh Wyatt, University of Arizona; Amy Bronson, Boston University; Holly Wolk, University of Rochester; Amy Lavi, The University of Michigan Amy Bronson (Boston University): “Active...
View ArticleOrganizational Success: Managing Your Human Talent
by Cynthia Woolbright In the article entitled, Turning Potential into Success: The Missing Link in Leadership Development, (Harvard Business Review, November-December 2017) senior leadership at the...
View ArticleDiversity & Inclusion with Your Board of Trustees
by Cynthia Woolbright While incremental changes on boards are occurring at our colleges and universities, we are still woefully short from true diversity on our boards. The Association of Governing...
View ArticleA Common Sense Approach to Managing Up and Sideways (and Heck, Down, Too)
This article was first published December 12, 2012. Dave Nuscher, Chief Communications Officer, American Academy of Arts, Cambridge, MA The way in which you manage up and sideways is as much of an...
View ArticleDiversity & Inclusion with Your Board of Trustees
by Cynthia Woolbright While incremental changes on boards are occurring at our colleges and universities, we are still woefully short from true diversity on our boards. The Association of Governing...
View ArticleHire the Right Boss for You
by Cynthia Woolbright People leave their boss, not the institution. Be prepared to hire the right boss. Based upon his research in leadership, Michael Watkins, associate professor of business...
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