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Employee Engagement, Talent Management Melissa Ortiz Employee Engagement, Talent Management Melissa Ortiz

Love, Loathe, Learn: A Strategy for Talent Optimization

As organizations strive to align talent with the right roles, ensuring employee engagement and retention has become more crucial than ever. Over the past 17 years, I’ve worked in the realm of talent optimization, and one of the most effective strategies I’ve encountered is a simple yet powerful exercise called "Love, Loathe, Learn"—or as I like to call it, "Yays and Yucks."

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Leadership, Small Business Melissa Ortiz Leadership, Small Business Melissa Ortiz

Emotional Intelligence in Leadership

In the ever-evolving world of small businesses, being a great leader is about more than just crunching numbers and making tough decisions. It's also about understanding and managing emotions—both yours and those of your team. Enter Emotional Intelligence (EI), the secret sauce that can transform your leadership style from good to great.

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