Chris Wright

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Biography: Chris Wright

Dr. Wright is the founder, President and CEO of Reliant (www.reliantlive.com). Dr. Wright led the development of Reliant's Strategic Talent Management products and content He has also consulted with many Fortune 1000 companies, privately held companies, government agencies, non-profit organizations and academic institutions. Dr. Wright's work with these organizations has varied from working with key executives to align human capital and business strategies to organizational survey research and the design and implementation of assessment and selection, performance management and learning management processes and applications.

Dr. Wright received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Tulsa. He has been a frequent presenter, speaker and panelist at conferences such as the Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Academy of Management, and Society for Human Resource Management. He has published articles in the Journal of Business and Psychology and the Journal of Applied Psychology. Dr. Wright has served an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Tulsa.

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When Leaders Retire: Ready the Bench with these Talent Management Playbook Tips

How will your bench look? Will your next generation of leaders be ready to lead?

Tags: Chris Wright, Talent Management, Leadership Succession Planning, Strategic Planning, Generational Differences in the Workplace

Employee Feedback You Can Depend On: Implement Employee Surveys for Sound Business Reasons

When a management team or an executive group decides to gain a better understanding of employee viewpoints, they look to employee surveys.

Tags: Chris Wright, Reliant, employee surveys, implementing employee surveys, employee feedback

Employee Surveys Help Businesses Plan for Success

In order to plan ahead and strengthen a company’s image, strategic-minded business leaders need to understand their employees’ views.

Tags: Chris Wright, Reliant Live, Employee Surveys, Climate Surveys, How Employee Views Help Strategic Planning

Part 1 of 2 Series: Understanding Turnover in Your Organization

To report turnover only as a simple percentage provides little information to executives regarding its impact throughout the organization.

Tags: Chris Wright, Employee Turnover, Reporting Employee Turnover, Analyzing Employee Turnover Costs, Turnover Metrics

No Qualified Employee Left Behind---How Scientific Testing Works

Reliability and validity are two fundamental concepts associated with the use of tests or assessments for pre-employment screening.

Tags: Chris Wright, Scientific Testing, Employee Testing, HR, Recruitment

Competency Modeling

Before an organization searches for candidates, it must first identify those key abilities needed to achieve the business goals and objectives of the organization.

Tags: Chris Wright, leadership, business goals, key abilities, competency models

The Ideal Sales Force

The first step in effectively shifting your sales strategy is to analyze your competition, markets and sales opportunities.

Tags: Sales, Consumers, Sales Force, Sales Leaders, HR Challenges