Andre Lavoie

Andre Lavoie

Denver Metropolitan Area
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  • Want to Hire the Best Talent? Be Like Elon Musk and Set a Strong Vision.

    Entrepreneur.com

    Turnover is a problem for most companies in and around Silicon Valley, but not at companies with a strong vision.

    Case in point: Two of Elon Musk’s businesses, SpaceX and Tesla Motors, according to a partner at Founder's Fund. Both companies have something in common: an incredible vision, which extends almost irrationally beyond the products they sell.

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  • How To Get Rid Of Toxic Office Politics

    FastCompany

    Office politics are a fact of life with which most employees are unfortunately intimately familiar. The employee who was just promoted might not do the best job, put in the most hours, or have the most developed skills, but they certainly knew how to play the game.

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  • Are you wining the Hiring Olympics?

    Mashable

    This year, nearly 3,000 athletes are gathered in Sochi, Russia to compete in the Winter Olympic Games, demonstrating the guts and determination that may ultimately spell glory for their countries.

    Team-building in any sense is no easy task; much like putting together a great Olympic team requires painstakingly recruiting the most talented and driven athletes, acquiring and engaging the right employees to build a successful business or startup is no walk in the park.

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  • Why Your Employees Are Leaving You, And How To Stop Them

    Forbes Magazine

    You want employees who are thrilled to show up at the office every day. But recent research tells a different story. In fact, a full 70 percent of employees are disengaged in the workplace, according to Gallup.

    Other authors
    • Ilya Pozin
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  • Why Goal-Based Job Descriptions Are the Next Big Thing

    TLNT

    According to a recent survey, goal cascading and employee turnover are the two largest concerns business leaders find themselves facing. These two challenges go together like peas in a pod, since employees who don’t understand how their contributions fit into the overall company goals are likely the same disengaged workers with one foot out the door.

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  • Workplace Winning & Social Goals: Lessons from the NHL

    Recruiter

    Blades once again glide across the ice and pucks are shot on net as the National Hockey League begins its 2013 season. Hockey fans are looking forward to a brighter 2013 after the 2012 season was cut short by a contentious lockout. The NHL achieved some transparency, although probably not the kind they’d hoped for, as fans watched the battle over profits between league and players unfold.

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  • Ignoring This Issue Could Ruin Your Company

    CEO.com

    As a leader, you probably have two big questions: How are my people executing on my strategy, and are my new resources onboarding into this strategy? The answer to both of these questions lies within your organization’s goal alignment.

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  • Regular Contributor to Entrepreneur.com and FastCompany.com

    Entrepreneur.com

    A business strategy is first a people strategy. I help entrepreneurs understand their people first so they can launch their business strategies.

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Honors & Awards

  • Great Places To Work Certified

    Great Places To Work

    One of the best companies to work for in America.

  • Inc 5000 Recipient

    Inc Magazine

    7th straight year.

  • Inc 5000 Recipient

    Inc Magazine

    6th Straight Year.

  • Deloitte Fast500

    Deloitte

    Recognized as one of the 500 fastest growing tech companies in America, public and private.

  • Inc 5000 Recipient

    Inc Magazine

  • Inc 5000 Recipient

    Inc Magazine

  • Inc. 5000 Recipient

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    ClearCompany - #1338 on the Inc. 5000

  • Inc. 5000 Recipient

    Inc. Magazine

    ClearCompany - #1534 on the Inc. 5000

  • Best Places To Work

    BBJ

    ClearCompany - Boston, Best Places To Work Award

  • Inc. 500 Recipient

    Inc. Magazine

    #36 on the Inc. 500

Languages

  • English

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  • French

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Organizations

  • Young Presidents' Organization

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    - Present

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