Most organizations want to hire people who not only have the right experience and skill set, but who are also a good “cultural fit” for the organization.

This makes sense since intangibles assets like organizational culture and values are the source from which competitive advantage flows, or is destroyed.

If you’re using competencies to evaluate employee performance, develop critical skills, and monitor workforce strengths and potential, you need more than just a basic list of behaviors and [...]

You’re a manufacturing company starting your journey toward a Lean culture. What kinds of knowledge, skills and behaviors should you look for when hiring new employees?

Last fall, Halogen hosted an informative webinar entitled Designing Employee Performance Reward Programs that Support Lean Initiatives presented by Gerry Ledford, Ph.D, President, Ledford Consulting Network and Timothy Haines, Director, Human Resources, Quaker Chemical Corporation.

Gerry Ledford is a nationally recognized authority [...]

This week over 1700 nurse leaders and decision makers will meet in Boston for the AONE 45th Annual Meeting and Exposition. The theme for this year’s AONE (American Organization of Nurse Executives) conference is focused on preparing nurse leaders to shape health care through innovative and expert leadership.

Looking at the conference agenda, what is most striking is the diversity of the session topics.

There are sessions on leveraging technology to enhance clinical practices, [...]

An increasing number of healthcare organizations are looking for new and innovative ways to support competency assessment programs. The traditional paper and pen tracking systems are becoming more burdensome to manage especially with the growing number of regulatory requirements healthcare organizations must comply with, such as Joint Commission and MAGNET®. 

In a recent webinar, leading competency assessment expert Donna Wright discussed the challenges of competency assessments.

In particular, Donna cites there are too many [...]

Competency assessments are one of the most critical parts of the talent management picture, particularly in healthcare as they help verify that clinical staff have the skills needed to perform their jobs effectively and deliver quality patient care.