The Value of Emotional Intelligence... Even for Engineers

By Melanie Vargas | Leadership, Human Resources, Recruiting, Emotional Intelligence | No Comments

According to the World Economic Forum's "Why you need Emotional Intelligence", “90% of top performers are also high in emotional intelligence (EQ). On the flip side, just 20% of bottom performers…

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What Makes HR Successful in an Organization?

By Shannon Swift | Leadership, Company Culture, Service, HR | No Comments

What makes HR successful in an organization? How do we create successful relationships and outcomes for the contribution we make for our organizations? I’ve been thinking a lot about this and believe…

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The Viaduct Closure Doom vs the Dedicated Employee – Practical HR Solutions

By Kristina M. Pfeil, MBA | Morale, Planning | No Comments

Heard at the workplace: “Sorry I was late; the traffic was terrible. Viaduct? … they did what? Blew up the viaduct? I didn’t know. Guess I was paying too much attention to the Seahawks and missed the…

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Swift HR Solutions is on Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies List

By Swift HR Solutions Team | Awards, Success Story, News | No Comments

We are thrilled to announce that SwiftHR Solutions has been named to this year's Inc. 5000 list, the 37th annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. from Inc. magazine. …

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A Taxonomy of Troublemakers for Those Navigating Difficult Colleagues

By Swift HR Solutions Team | Leadership | No Comments

University of Pennsylvania Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Jody Foster has seen her career in behavioral health and her Wharton MBA converge in unexpected ways. Once she consulted with a company…

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Wanted: Cybersecurity professionals to protect data

By Swift HR Solutions Team | Consulting | No Comments

"HR professionals like Lorraine Gauvin, a managing partner with Swift HR Solutions, says she has her work cut out for her when it comes to finding and placing cybersecurity talent. Swift has worked…

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Tech's Damaging Myth of the Loner Genius Nerd

By Swift HR Solutions Team | Recruiting, Technology, Venture Capital | No Comments

The Google engineer who wasfiredlast week overhis memowrote that most women were biologically unsuited to working in tech because they were more focused on "feelings and aesthetics than ideas"…

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The Law of Startups Podcast: Joe Wallin and Michael Schneider Chat with Shannon Swift

By Swift HR Solutions Team | Consulting, Human Resources, Interview, Startups | No Comments

Hear Shannon Swift, Founder and CEO of Swift HR Solutions talk about human resources for startups on the Law of Startups' podcast.

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Five Top Benefits of Gratitude in Business

By Swift HR Solutions Team | Leadership, Best Practices | No Comments

Gratitude Challenges are popular year-round, and especially during the month of November, when we celebrate our national Thanksgiving holiday. It can be tempting to gloss over or ignore the…

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How Fear is the Enemy of Creativity

By Delise Crimmins | Consulting | No Comments

Fear, not the kind where you fear for your life, but the kind of fear that makes you afraid you are going to say something stupid. The kind of fear that makes you self conscious and makes your heart…

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