A Call for Leadership Assessments for Political Candidates

Mar 27, 2024 2:49:35 PM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Development, Feedback, 360 Assessment, Leadership, #IOPsychology

A version of this article was first posted on LinkedIn in December of 2015  

The next presidential election is November 5, 2024. There are several steps between then and now. From January to June of 2024, states and parties hold presidential primaries and caucuses. From July to early September, parties hold nominating conventions to choose their presidential candidates. In September and October, candidates participate in presidential debates.  

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Positioning Leadership at the Core: Fostering an Engaged Workforce

Dec 18, 2023 4:34:12 PM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Development, Leadership, HBR, Employee Engagement

Harvard Business Review (HBR) published a January-February 2023 issue titled, "What Most Companies Get Wrong About Managing Talent." A feature article in the issue by Mark Mortensen and Amy C. Edmondson called "Rethink Your Employee Value Proposition: Offer Your People More Than Just Flexibility" discussed an employee value proposition composed of four interrelated factors.  

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Self-Awareness: The Starting Point for Leadership

Dec 11, 2023 4:45:11 PM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Development, 360 Assessment, Leadership, Self Awareness

Why should anyone be led by you?"

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A Call for Leadership Assessments for Political Candidates

Nov 4, 2022 10:57:19 AM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Skills, Capabilities, Leadership, Assessments

With the mid-term elections quickly approaching on November 8, 2022, I am reminded of a post I first published on LinkedIn in December 2015 titled “Leadership Assessments for Presidential Candidates.” I feel even more strongly now then I did then that the American people are missing a huge opportunity that would allow them to make the best decisions about whom they should elect to key political positions, including, and most importantly, the President of the United States. The opportunity is to use leadership assessments as a means for providing very important information about any political candidate and improve the public’s ability to predict who will be most successful in the roles for which they are running.

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A Leader’s Guide to Effective Ongoing Development Discussions

May 31, 2022 11:22:17 AM / by Terri Baumgardner, Ph.D., SPHR posted in Development, Feedback, Leadership

This Leader’s Guide is designed specifically to help leaders and employees have strong and productive development discussions, across time and on single occasions. Having these kinds of discussions help to ensure that the leader knows what is important to the employee’s engagement and feeling valued by the organization. They also help to ensure leaders and employees have the information they need to explore various career directions and opportunities for employees.

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