Category: Skill Development

Disability challenges can unconsciously cloud the judgment of recruiters and human resources personnel, but it doesn't need to be that way.
Career DevelopmentRecruitmentSkill Development

Disability Challenges: Minimizing Their Impact on Hiring and Advancement

Disability challenges come in all shapes and sizes. A person with disabilities (PWD) typically has a much harder time thriving in our society because of restrictions others do not face…or even think about. This can be especially true when it comes to career opportunities, hiring practices, and advancement.

Because of their disabilities, some employers — …

Career growth in nursing will come by developing both hard and soft skills. Here's why this will be increasingly true in the years ahead.
Career DevelopmentEducationSkill Development

Career Growth in Nursing: Why Developing Your Soft Skills Will Be Crucial

For any individual pursuing career growth in the nursing profession, there are several skill sets to learn and develop. These are typically divided into two categories; hard skills and soft skills. 

Hard skills are teachable and measurable abilities. Soft skills, otherwise known as personality skills, refer to the social skills needed to complement hard skills …

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How Organizational Leadership Fits With Human Resources

Organizational leadership is often paired with human resources. Some see the two as different sides of the same coin while others view it as two separate disciplines. While each plays a specific role, they do overlap in certain areas.

Human resources focuses primarily on the employment process from recruitment to termination and is task-focused. HR …

Skill Development

3 Things Employees Need to Make Data-Driven Decisions

Many companies roll out a new business intelligence strategy with high hopes, only to experience underwhelming employee adoption rates and a low return on investment. This situation understandably leaves leaders scratching their heads wondering, “What happened?”

To put it simply: Becoming a data-driven organization requires more than simply deploying new business intelligence (BI) software or …