Dom Loffredo: The Power of Kolbe

About Dom Loffredo: Dominic “Dom” Loffredo joined MDS in 2019 and became Director of Operations in 2020. He manages member service, onboarding, event coordination, and oversees HR for several firms, including recruiting, hiring, development, and employee handbooks. Dom is a SHRM-certified HR professional and a certified Kolbe Consultant and Team Specialist, helping align individuals’ natural strengths with their roles to boost performance and fulfillment. Committed to ongoing learning, Dom uses Kolbe insights to support organizational strategy and holds the SHRM-CP credential, a globally recognized HR certification.

In this episode, Ryan and Dom Loffredo discuss:

• Leveraging the Kolbe assessment for strategic hiring in law firms
• HR strategies for small to mid-sized law firms
• The science of instinctive strengths in employee recruitment
• Developing a comprehensive onboarding and coaching strategy

Key Takeaways:

• Using the Kolbe assessment in the hiring process helps law firms identify candidates whose instinctive strengths align with job roles, significantly reducing burnout, improving role compatibility, and cutting turnover-related costs.
• The Kolbe RightFit system, which includes supervisor-led role profiling and objective scoring, ensures candidates are evaluated based on instinctive behavior compatibility rather than subjective cultural similarities or surface-level impressions.
• Firms that incorporate Kolbe assessments not just in hiring but throughout onboarding, training, and coaching benefit from more engaged, self-aware teams who communicate more effectively and stay longer due to better role alignment.
• Despite being low-cost (around $50 per candidate and $325 per role fit profile), the Kolbe system delivers high-value ROI by improving retention, reducing mis-hires, enhancing employee satisfaction, and fostering a stronger workplace culture over time. 

"We want to catch potential stress, anxiety, and overwhelm before it's too late. You don't want turnover. We invest in our employees. We want to keep them long term." — Dom Loffredo

 

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