OnCourse Group contributes articles regularly to business periodicals addressing current and future human capital and business management issues. You'll find these articles insightful and immediately applicable. We welcome comments and questions and look forward to helping you improve your business results.

Accelerating Time to Results - Effectively On-Boarding
By Gaylyn Sher-Jan, Principal, OnCourse Group

They're finally here - your new hire. A new hire in a role of influence and accountability has steep hurdles to overcome before they become productive. The Center for Creative Leadership has cited that almost 40% of new management hires fail within the first eighteen months on the job. The good news is that there's roughly 60% that do succeed. The best solution to accelerate their time to results is an effective "On-Boarding Process".


Thinking of changing roles as the economy starts up again?
Five "musts" before you make the leap
By Gaylyn Sher-Jan, Principal, OnCourse Group

As the jobs start to open up more and more the question becomes how to do it well when you decide to leap. The effort and energy you put in upfront will pay you back on day one. With a bit of forethought and a planned approach you can smoothly transition with more certain success to any role. These are the 5 "musts" which, once in place, smooth the road to successful transitions.