Quick Tip: How to Conduct a Strategic Needs Analysis

In my previous videos, I've talked about how to make sure that you're measuring what is meaningful for your company, and that you always need to tie HR results to business results. Another piece of the puzzle is to have the right team and leader in charge of your talent analytics group. In the age of big data, business leaders and HR professionals are still learning to combine good old-fashioned intuition or gut feelings with analytics when it comes to making workforce decisions. In fact, Josh Bersin, (the founder of the research firm Bersin by Deloitte) mentioned in a recent interview that only 4% of the market currently has a sophisticated analytics strategy, while about 50-60% of companies are still trying to make sense of the data that they have.

So where should organizations look to implement a talent analytics program begin? I say start by hiring the right people.

Today I'm going to show you how to use checklists to get things done right, every time. When it comes to ensuring things get done, right, every time, I found nothing is better than using checklists, I think it was Henry Ford, who said: “The biggest goal can be accomplished if you break it down into enough small steps”. If you take those steps and put them into a checklist, you'll have a much higher percentage of consistent error-free execution checklists or a list of items or functions that need to be inspected, set, or performed in a particular order so that nothing is left out.

Now, I've always been a big fan of lists. I think a lot of people believe that checklists are merely about ticking the boxes and even mindlessly following protocol. Well, in reality, checklists are much more about facilitating a culture of teamwork, and discipline, which are crucial for a wide range of contexts, such as complex problems that involve either expert skills or knowledge.

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One of the best questions I ever learned to ask, I learned from my dad. From the age of six, he would ask me it every single day. As an adult, I can now fully appreciate our daily discussions and reflections and still use the lessons he taught me. In this video, I’m going to share with you my dad’s growth philosophy and how I still use it today.

I hope you enjoy this podcast and learn something that you can apply right away. Be sure to check out our website for even more content, handouts, and free tools that will take you from where you are to where you want to be.

Until next time

In my many years of being a practitioner and consultant, I have found self-discipline to be one of the key traits of all successful leaders.

In fact, many years ago I went to a success seminar by Brian Tracy, you probably know him from one of his hundreds of seminars, books, and articles. He was one of the founding fathers of the success psychology movement. At that seminar, I was fortunate to be one of five people selected in a random drawing to actually meet with him.

In today’s talent tip I am going to share with you the advice he gave me, how I have used it to shape my success, and how you can too.

I hope you enjoy this podcast and learn something that you can apply right away. Be sure to check out our website for even more content, handouts, and free tools that will take you from where you are to where you want to be.

Until next time.

If you're knowledgeable in any area, people will always make requests for you. If I had a nickel for every time someone said, “can I ask a favor?” I could have paid for both of my kids to go to Harvard.

It’s flattering when others seek your help, but oftentimes it’s time-consuming and can become overwhelming.

You may feel that if you say no it’ll be taken personally, even when saying yes may put you in a difficult position. In this video, I will show you how to grant favors in a way that will not only enable you to help others but yourself as well.

I hope you enjoy this podcast, learn something that you can apply right away, and by the end, we’ve helped you start to get from where you are to where you want to be.  

Good leaders will welcome feedback. After all, your success is directly related to your success as a leader. However, most people are wary of disagreeing with their bosses for fear of their reaction or simply not knowing how to approach it.

That’s why today I'm going to show you how to tell your boss, you disagree with them in a constructive way.

I hope you enjoy this podcast, learn something that you can apply right away, and by the end, we’ve helped you start to get from where you are to where you want to be.

I hope you enjoy this podcast, learn something that you can apply right away, and by the end, we’ve helped you start to get from where you are to where you want to be.