Develop Your Existing Talent And Hire the Best!
Government/Nonprofit
With partners and consultants who have served as executives in government and nonprofit organizations, Developmental Associates is a North Carolina-based company that uses a deep understanding of local government and nonprofits, along with a comprehensive, scientific approach, to customize our work based on each client’s needs.
We believe effective management of organizations is fundamental to creating a better society. Limiting our practice to only organizations that are mission-driven to serve others, we find that emotional intelligence is a driver for success whether in an individual leader, staff member, or team. Whether it is hiring an executive, coaching employees to be better performers, training to enhance effectiveness, Developmental Associates, has a service to meet your needs.
Contact Dr. Steve Straus for more information at skstraus@developmentalassociates.com.
DA Talent ID Benefits
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.
Myths 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.
Do you want to increase EI in your organization?
Employees and leaders with effective emotional intelligence support higher morale, employee engagement, retention, and increase the productivity of the organization. Emotional intelligence consists of a set of skills that can be developed.
Representative Government Clients
- The Town of Apex, NC
- The City of Asheboro, NC
- Beaufort County, NC
- The City of Burlington, NC
- The Town of Chapel Hill, NC
- Charlotte Douglas Airport
- Cleveland County, NC
- The City of Concord, NC
- Cumberland County, NC
- The City of Danville, VA
- Durham County
- The City of Durham, NC
- The City of Eden, NC
- The City of Fayetteville, NC
- The Town of Forest City, NC
- The Town of Garner, NC
- The City of Greenville, NC
- The City of Greensboro, NC
- The Town of Holly Springs, NC
- The Town of Kernersville, NC
- The Town of Matthews, NC
- The Town of Mills River, NC
- The Town of Morrisville, NC
- Onslow County, NC
- The Town of Pittsboro, NC
- Pitt County, NC
- RDU Airport Authority
- The City of Reidsville, NC
- Rocky Mount, NC
- The Town of Rolesville, NC
- Sampson County, NC
- The City of Savannah, GA
- The Town of Southern Pines, NC
- The Town of Stallings, NC
- The City of Statesboro, GA
- Transylvania County
- Wake County, NC
- The Town of Waxhaw, NC
- The City of Waynesville, NC
- The Town of Wendell, NC
- The City of Wilson, NC
- The City of Wilmington, NC
- The City of Winston-Salem, NC
- The City of Williamsburg, VA
- The Town of Wrightsville Beach, NC
- The Town of Zebulon, NC
Representative Nonprofit Clients
- The Arc of North Carolina
- Asheville Symphony: Music Works Program
- Blue Cross NC
- Center for Leadership Excellence, NC
- Disability Rights, NC
- First in Families NC
- Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties
- Nantahala Health Foundation
- North Carolina Independent Schools Athletics Association
- United Way of Cumberland County
Developmental Associates' comprehensive assessments provided us with a broad range of information on the candidates' intellectual, emotional, and technical abilities, and the simulation exercises enabled us to evaluate the candidates' performance in dealing with real-world, locally-relevant situations. Personally I can't imagine going through our manager search process without this information, and Transylvania County is very satisfied with Developmental Associates' management of our manager search process.
— Mike Hawkins, Chairperson, County Commissioners, Transylvania County
"Making the effort to undertake a national search through Developmental Associates, LLC to find our Executive Director has proven to be perhaps the most important effort our Home Builders Association has ever done." (Excerpt from the winning nomination for NCHBA Stars Award, New Executive Officer of the Year Award)
— Simon Vincent, President, Home Builder's Association, Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties