Employees – Expenses or Assets?

Have you ever wondered why the financial accounting systems that run our businesses refer to people as expenses while labeling equipment, desks and computers as assets? Stephen Covey poses this question in his video Leadership in the 21^st Century. Covey further challenges us to consider how this perspective influences the decisions and actions we make as businesses.

When we show this video and pose this question during our leadership development workshops, spirited discussion ensues as to how this attitude impacts our treatment of today’s workforce and what the implications will be for our organizations in the future.

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Assess Competency Certification

Aug 23-24, 2010 | Dallas, Texas

This 2 day workshop certifies you to use our Assess Expert System and Strategic Success Modeling process to deliver competency-based selection and development solutions in organizations.

Visionary business strategies require best-practice talent management to carry them out. Natural ability, experience, knowledge, training, practice, opportunities, feedback—all are critical factors for an optimized talent pool. Yet few organizations work them into an ongoing, effective cycle that identifies and hones essential talent for maximum results. A unified approach to talent management involves defining success, hiring for the right combination of innate and learned capabilities, developing strengths and improving weak areas, and leveraging feedback and accountability.

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