Employee Development & Retention

When you hire someone, you want to be sure that they'll do well in their new role. You invest too much time and money to end up with someone who can’t fulfill their responsibilities. But you can’t rely on first impressions or feelings of rapport to identify A-players. Instead, you should use several data points […]

Whether you’re striving to succeed as a leader, a long-term individual contributor, or are just beginning your career, you want to succeed. Whether you’ve completed formal education at a university, technical school, or earned certifications, the truth remains formal education has its limits. Hard skills are essential, but they’re not all you need to succeed. […]

As previously mentioned, we’re exploring the value of managing through the employee lifecycle this month. This is the concept that building a happy (and therefore productive) workforce with minimal turnover requires more of an investment than the time it takes to hire, train and conduct reviews once a year. People need more and are demanding […]

Tony Curtachio and Omnia, a true story. It’s easy to tell when you have a great employee. They are hardworking, always pitch in to help others and go above and beyond each and every time. You know what you have and you don’t want to lose it. But what happens when things change, as things […]

Camp Omnia is our little way of paying homage to summer rituals while we continue adulting.  In this week’s blog, and as part of our Camp Omnia series, we’re going to earn our Positive Team Dynamics badge. Even if they are working from home, completing most of their activities independently, your employees don’t generally work in […]

For many companies, hiring cools off as the temperature heats up. That’s because your potential new employees probably aren’t thinking about a career move. They’re too busy going on vacation, shuttling kids to camp, perfecting their landscaping, and spending time with loved ones. But, this recruiting slowdown is an ideal opportunity to focus on improving […]