A Final Word on How to Create an Innovative Organization

I’ve been focused over the past couple of months writing about how to create innovation in the workplace.  Really, being an innovation leader comes down to one simple question: Do you believe people are fundamentally good? Because if you do, you are led to: Hire for diversity Give people freedom with trust at the core Structure rules that help people exhibit the good instead of bringing out the bad  So, do you believe people are fundamentally good? Innovate or die.   Like this post? You may also like: Leading through Expectations and Empathy 3 Questions for Balancing Empathy and Expectations

Nancy Washington Vaughn – Bio

Nancy Washington Vaughn Nancy Washington Vaughn, Esq. SHRM-CP, PHR, President of Legal Advantage Human Resources Solutions, LLC, has more than a decade of experience advising private industry managers and government agency administrators on human resources and employment law matters. Ms. Vaughn founded Legal Advantage Human Resources, LLC in 2011 to provide clients with strategic human resources law and employment law representation and advice to enhance workplace productivity and minimize potential legal liability. Ms. Vaughn is an attorney and human resources legal advisor concentrating providing customized and quality human resources law and employment law representation and counseling to companies, non-profit entities,

Innovate or Die? And the Best Places to Work

Innovation is a buzzword in business now.  In a fast-paced world where change and adapting is necessary in order to survive in business, innovation seems to be what all people want to point to that keeps companies alive.  “Innovate or die” we hear.   But is it worth all the hype? Despite the fact that I often hate cliché words or phrases (don’t ask me about what I think about the word “synergy”, for example), I’m on the innovation bandwagon. I believe in today’s business world it truly is what separates the winners from the losers.   And you can see why

Help Hire Right

We Help You Hire Right Contact Us! We innovate hiring practices to find the right fit and enhance workplace culture and diversity. This includes analyzing a company’s hiring process and revising it for better results.   How We Help Revising job descriptions and job postings to drive better hiring Designing and adding pre-screening assessments Improving interviewing tactics and questions Training hiring managers to be great at interviewing Implementing realistic job previews as a part of the hiring process Analyzing compensation data and packages against the competition HRIS and ATS vetting and implementation “I am convinced that nothing we do is more

Create Leaders

We Create Leaders That Create Leaders Contact Us! We create leaders who are workplace innovators through training, team building and coaching. Our coaching and training philosophy is centered around a process that works to create positive behavioral change in individuals and teams. We focus on customizing a solution that is right for each organization. . Our Coaching Process You can learn about our coaching process here.  This process incorporates 360° evaluation and/or personality assessment with one-on-one coaching sessions. To learn more about how we measure the results of coaching tied to individual and business performance, read more here. We Customize Every organization is unique. We don’t