Posts by Developmental Associates
Ed Kerwin
Senior Consultant
ekerwin@developmentalassociates.com Ed has 40+ years of progressively responsible experience operating and managing public water and wastewater utilities in Maryland, Florida and North Carolina. In July 1996, Ed became the Executive…
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Eleanor Green
Senior Consultant
egreen@developmentalassociates.com Eleanor Green, Ed.D., SHRM-SCP, is a human resources professional and a graduate of NC State University with a Doctorate in Adult Education (with a focus on Training and Development) and…
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Greg Grayson
Senior Consultant
ggrayson@developmentalassociates.com Chief Greg Grayson (retired) joined Developmental Associates in 2017 as a Senior Consultant working on executive selection projects, coaching, and fire service organizational development. Greg holds a master of public…
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Joe Durham
Senior Consultant
joe.durham@developmentalassociates.com Joe has worked in leadership positions for local government (city and county), state government, and the private sector. He retired from Wake County Government where he worked for 13…
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Mike Ruffin
Senior Consultant
mruffin@developmentalassociates.com Mike Ruffin is a retired city and county manager, having most recently served as Durham County Manager for thirteen years before retiring in 2014. As the county’s chief executive…
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Pat Bazemore
Senior Consultant
pbazemore@developmentalassociates.com Chief Pat Bazemore (retired) joined Developmental Associates in 2015 as a Senior Consultant. She is certified in EQi 2.0 Analysis and Interpretation and works with DA in EQ feedback, coaching, and promotional…
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Sherry Rogowski
Senior Consultant
srogowski@developmentalassociates.com Sherry Rogowski is a retired school psychologist with more than 30 years of experience partnering with educators and school leaders to strengthen their effectiveness and impact with those…
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Tom Moss
Senior Consultant
Phone: (919) 813-6096 Fax: (919) 237-9136 tmmoss@developmentalassociates.com Thomas M. Moss retired after a thirty-three-year career in law enforcement in North Carolina, the last twenty as Chief of Police in Garner. He earned a…
Read MoreDeficiencies of Traditional Headhunting Techniques
The DA Talent Identification program uses a multi-step approach to candidate recruiting, screening and skill evaluation grounded in the science of hiring, the now well understood importance of emotional intelligence and the need to reduce bias in hiring decisions. This unique talent identification program goes beyond the traditional approach of passive recruitment, comparisons of resumes without a consistent standard and overreliance on interviews for measuring skills.
Read MoreMyths and Realities of Selection
A number of myths persist about the success of traditional hiring and promotional methods. Making the wrong decisions in how to evaluate people for promotion or selection costs the organization roughly five times the annual salary and benefits for that position and traditional methods have been found to be less predictive of selecting the right candidate less than 50% of the time! Flipping a coin would be more accurate.
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