Led by Mindy Bortness
It’s easy to get opinions from the extroverts on your team. However, the ideas and feedback of your introverts may be overlooked. This means you could be missing a lot of innovative solutions to your organization’s dilemmas.
By Mindy Bortness • 10 min
TCL Faculty and Leadership Coach Mindy Bortness gives feedback to a manager who promoted an employee who isn't performing well in their new role.
By Mindy Bortness
"I don't even think about it anymore; it's how I live my life."
Led by Mindy Bortness
It is more important than ever for businesses to secure the talent necessary for continued success. But how does a company know which candidate will be a superior performer once they've been hired? The key is to start with the job itself! Hiring managers must know how to examine the job to have the eye to find the best recruits. In this session, Mindy will share how job benchmarking helps to determine what behaviors, values, competencies, and acumen are required to find the best match for the role.
By Mindy Bortness • 2 min read
One of the most difficult things to achieve in the workplace is gaining objectivity, especially when it comes to self. Every individual is saddled with years of
By Mindy Bortness • 2 min read
When I was working in the marketing department of The San Diego Union-Tribune, a job I loved from the moment I stepped in and sparked a love for hiring intellig
By Mindy Bortness • 2 min read
I want you to own your stuff. It’s as simple and clear as that when I’m working with anyone in an organization, from the leaders to employees (and even pote
By Mindy Bortness • 3 min read
What is a have-to-have soft skill that indicates a job candidate’s greatest propensity to be successful?
By Mindy Bortness • 3 min read
I once worked with a client who had been promoted to assistant manager for a national pet store chain. He had performed well in every other job he had held with
By Mindy Bortness
When faced with adversity, what story do you tell yourself? What natural reaction have you chosen over the years? If it's anything but a positive reinforcement
By Mindy Bortness
Formalizing your talent management system and consistently applying its steps will provide real, tangible profit to your bottom line.
By Mindy Bortness • 3 min read
By Mindy Bortness, Communication Works, Inc. It’s a story that’s too true, way too often. You’re working endlessly, trying to deliver a profit, or system