How Great Teams are Created: When Sixteen Personalities Become One

Many of you have interviewed for a job and have found that you need to do a “psych profile” to determine if you can be further considered for the job opportunity. This can be an unnerving experience for many, especially if you are not aware of the real purpose in performing this exercise. What are companies really looking for when performing this evaluation? Continue reading “How Great Teams are Created: When Sixteen Personalities Become One”

Find What You Want In Less Clicks

The Dwyer Instruments, Inc. website was launched 21 years ago and was one of the first instrumentation e-commerce websites of its kind. Over the years as new products and features were added to the site, navigation became more complex for new users. Dwyer continually strives to improve the user experience by making platform updates and reducing the number of clicks it takes to find and order a desired product.  To that end, users will begin to see navigation updates on the W.E. Anderson® by Dwyer Valve Automation website (www.weavalves.com) in May.  To round out 2017, these changes will incrementally be updated across the entire Dwyer platform. Continue reading “Find What You Want In Less Clicks”

Building an Organization with Top Talent

When asked about getting ahead in today’s organization, I used to tell folks that it takes hard work, dedication, and perseverance. While those tenets certainly hold some truth, individuals that work their way up in a company exhibit a number of qualities that separate themselves from others. Understanding these qualities is exceptionally important to our managers and leaders, as this will allow them to provide better development plans for personal and career improvement for their direct reports. For the company, this allows for a solid foundation in succession planning and workforce stability. Older performance measures also focused on what it means to be competent; but, failed to drive home what it means to be a role model. A role model is the ideal behavior that we all want to strive for in today’s workplace, in order to optimize overall performance. So what exactly are these qualities that allow our employees to rise to the top of today’s organization?

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