Talent Optimization Podcast & Blog

Bridging the gap between CEO's and HR Professionals of talent optimization for your business

The Culture of Gratitude

What’s really important about gratitude? It’s sharing very specifically what it is that another has done that you you’re grateful for. Here’s a couple of statistics, 93% of employees who reported feeling valued so that they are motivated to do their best work. Feeling valued comes from that gratitude from others. 88% of employees who...

EP 141: Hiring to win in today’s competitive market

What we’re specifically digging into within this specific conference is, how do we hire in a way that allows us to bring in the best quality candidates? And how do we ensure that we keep them over the long term.  Understand the Job Role: Every job has a need. Yet, not every leader in the...

EP 140: How pressure impacts performance

When your stress levels are very low, the cortisol in your bloodstream is low. We actually perform really poorly and it means that we don’t do very well with remembering things or problem solving or thinking creatively.   But if you don’t have enough pressure, when it comes to a particular application in life, if...

EP 138: Conscious Alignment of Organizational Values with Marika Messager

Consciousness serves as a mechanism for alignment, enabling us to establish harmony within ourselves, our connections, the workplace, and our alignment with our company’s vision and mission. In this process of alignment, various tools play pivotal roles, among them are the guiding principles of values, truth, and honesty. By embracing and embodying these principles on...

EP 137: Inspiring Managers to Perform with Michael Kester

Inspiring managers to perform? How is it achieved? Why is it significant to an organization? What are some of those key items that you’ve seen that really has an individual go from being a bad manager into stepping in their true authentic leadership? Michael Kester presented his response in an analogy. “It’s a little bit...

EP 136: Talent Pathway Planning with Steve Van Remortel

We put a talent pathway plan around the number one issue that really limits our growth, and where we spend most of our time. Talent planning works upstream to resolve and really take advantage of people related issues or opportunities before they impact your business, not afterwards. Talent planning really helps you be proactive, and...