Kathi Graham-Leviss
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, United States
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About
Kathi Graham-Leviss is a leading expert and voice in the burgeoning talent analytics field and era of Big Data in HR. For over two decades, she has helped thousands of Fortune 1000 chief executives, senior managers and sales executives develop employees into problem solvers and leaders, create high performing work teams, give 360 degree performance reviews, hire the best talent, integrate workforces, start new ventures, plan for succession, and more.
In 2002, she founded XBInsight (until recently called XB Consulting), an advanced talent assessment company that gives executives the actionable information they need to make smart people-decisions. The company’s proprietary assessment software—which Kathi developed working with scientists and psychologists—measures behavior, critical thinking, competencies and values, and shows each person’s potential, risk, and industry benchmarks.
Kathi is the author of The Perfect Hire: A Tactical Guide To Hiring, Developing and Retaining Top Sales Talent and High-Maintenance Employees: Why Your Best People Will Also Be Your Most Difficult…and What You Can Do About It. She has penned numerous articles in leading business and trade magazines and is a popular speaker on leadership development, talent management and hiring.
Kathi serves as a board member for the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to championing diversity and equal opportunity in the National Football League and other sports industries. Kathi holds a BA in Communications and Journalism from Boston University and conducted her graduate studies at Northeastern University’s MBA program.
Specialties:
• Executive Coaching
• Hiring
• Leadership Development
• Executive Management
• Talent Management
• Business Strategy
• Innovation and Product Development
Services
Articles by Kathi
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Is Your Leadership Development Strategy Evolving?
Is Your Leadership Development Strategy Evolving?
Companies are continuing to abandon top-down, formal reporting hierarchies and silo-based organizational models in…
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The Difference between Personality and Behavioral Assessments
The Difference between Personality and Behavioral Assessments
People often confuse personality and behavioral assessments and try to use them interchangeably. In contrast to…
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Failure to Launch: Why Companies Need Executive Onboarding
Failure to Launch: Why Companies Need Executive Onboarding
Employee onboarding is beginning to receive the attention its due, as more companies are focused on overall talent…
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Feeling anxious today, but I’m reminded of a simple lesson my mom often shared with me growing up: focus on what’s within your control. For me, that…
Feeling anxious today, but I’m reminded of a simple lesson my mom often shared with me growing up: focus on what’s within your control. For me, that…
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I’ve never had someone be surprised by my tough feedback…until recently. I’ve always prided myself on ensuring people know exactly where they stand…
I’ve never had someone be surprised by my tough feedback…until recently. I’ve always prided myself on ensuring people know exactly where they stand…
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Running the Same Plays When Hiring and Expecting Different Results? If we continue to hire solely from the same talent pool, we risk stifling…
Running the Same Plays When Hiring and Expecting Different Results? If we continue to hire solely from the same talent pool, we risk stifling…
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Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Advisory Board Member (Future of Career Development and Mobility 2024 research)
HR.com
- Present 5 months
Honored to join this advisory board to help drive the industry direction, thought leadership and best practices through primary research, and to help advance the competencies and skills of HR professionals. #hrresearchinstitute
Publications
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The Perfect Hire
Entrepreneur Press
See publicationHow many sales candidates have you hired for their technical skills only to fire them for their bad attitude? The Perfect Hire is a tactical guide to hiring, developing and retaining top sales talent.
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High-Maintenance Employees
Sourcebooks, Inc.
See publicationHigh-performance employees can be your business' best asset. But they can also be very difficult to work with and keep on track. This book will help you learn how to motivate and lead your high-maintenance high performers.
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Sales Training and Strategic Account Management Program Opens Doors for Sales Professionals
XBInsight, Inc.
Kathi Graham-Leviss is the author. Contributing members include Preston Bowen, Ken Mahlke and Christina Parr.
With the goal of leading prospects and customers to embrace its commitment to delivering the highest quality product and service, Overhead Door committed to training its 100-person sales team to adopt a more consultative role.
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XBInsight
US
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Proud to announce the launch of our new campaign in the US! We believe that success is a collective effort. Every individual plays a pivotal role…
Proud to announce the launch of our new campaign in the US! We believe that success is a collective effort. Every individual plays a pivotal role…
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HealthTrust supports the fight to end breast cancer! This past Saturday, our dedicated team participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making…
HealthTrust supports the fight to end breast cancer! This past Saturday, our dedicated team participated in the American Cancer Society’s Making…
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Before the Jags went to London, NFL Player Engagement did a Fatherhood Roundtable to discuss challenges and best practices for NFL Dads. Among other…
Before the Jags went to London, NFL Player Engagement did a Fatherhood Roundtable to discuss challenges and best practices for NFL Dads. Among other…
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Life is transition. Learning to navigate them successfully is vital.
Life is transition. Learning to navigate them successfully is vital.
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In just one hour, we’ll be diving into our webinar, "Taking the Guesswork out of Building a Data Driven Talent Strategy for Game Changing…
In just one hour, we’ll be diving into our webinar, "Taking the Guesswork out of Building a Data Driven Talent Strategy for Game Changing…
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Tomorrow, I'll be joining the leaders from HealthTrust for an exclusive webinar, "Taking the Guesswork out of Building a Data-Driven Talent Strategy…
Tomorrow, I'll be joining the leaders from HealthTrust for an exclusive webinar, "Taking the Guesswork out of Building a Data-Driven Talent Strategy…
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Excited to announce we’re just one week away from our webinar with HR.com, "Taking the Guesswork out of Building a Data-Driven Talent Strategy for…
Excited to announce we’re just one week away from our webinar with HR.com, "Taking the Guesswork out of Building a Data-Driven Talent Strategy for…
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Thank you HR.com and HealthTrust Workforce Solutions for this upcoming session. Looking forward to hearing Susan Van Klink and Kathi Graham-Leviss…
Thank you HR.com and HealthTrust Workforce Solutions for this upcoming session. Looking forward to hearing Susan Van Klink and Kathi Graham-Leviss…
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On October 15th, I’ll be co-hosting a webinar with HR.com on one of the most crucial topics for business leaders today: building a data-driven talent…
On October 15th, I’ll be co-hosting a webinar with HR.com on one of the most crucial topics for business leaders today: building a data-driven talent…
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🎉 Exciting news! The merger between CareerBuilder and Monster is officially complete! Together, we’ll create a stronger, more dynamic job board…
🎉 Exciting news! The merger between CareerBuilder and Monster is officially complete! Together, we’ll create a stronger, more dynamic job board…
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The excitement is building. The buzz, the ROI, the growth opportunities - there is nothing like Staffing World. #staffingworld #ASA #sales #growth
The excitement is building. The buzz, the ROI, the growth opportunities - there is nothing like Staffing World. #staffingworld #ASA #sales #growth
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