Outplacement landscape is rapidly changing

The Central Iowa and Des Moines outplacement landscape is rapidly changing. At CMA Midwest we continue to provide a personalized, strategic coaching model. The career transition industry has undergone significant change in recent months and years. While change is not necessarily bad (after all, helping people navigate through change is our business), we at CMA…

Hire Slow and Hire Right

Effective C-Level Recruiting Tips Executive search firms routinely engage in hiring a top-level executive for their clients. Hiring the right candidate and engaging in a thorough hiring assessment is important for the future success of the business. Under the current low unemployment rates, top-level executives are seen as passive candidates as they are already working,…

Engagement matters MPO

Employee Engagement, Does it Matter?

No Longer a Question! The research from hundreds of studies has confirmed a direct link between employee engagement and business performance. In companies where 60 to 70 percent of employees were engaged, the average total shareholder’s return stood at 24.2 percent. If employee engagement fell to 49 to 60 percent, the average shareholder return fell…

MPO Personality

You wouldn’t hire an eagle to run your swimming department, would you?

Every individual has a distinct talent that they excel in. It is how they differentiate themselves from the crowd. Someone who might be artistic and good with colors, might not be the best candidate for number-crunching jobs. All individuals are blessed with a gift that reflects the best sides of their personalities. We can understand…

ROI For Providing Career Transition/Outplacement To Departing Employees

During the financial crisis and recession that hit the world a decade ago, hundreds and thousands of individuals were either forced to leave their jobs, or their businesses didn’t have the capacity to help them achieve their goals and sustain growth. Hence, it is in these uncertain times that businesses and their employees need a…

According to Gallup’s U.S. employee engagement survey, a third of American workers are engaged.

That means 70% aren’t! Actively disengaged employees in the U.S. cost businesses $483 billion to $605 billion each year in lost productivity. But productivity isn’t the only disengagement “tax” on companies. The effects of disengagement can be felt in: your ability to attract and hire great employees (disengaged employees may badmouth your company on sites…