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Job Seekers: Why Master the Art of Networking?
A strong personal and professional network is vital for career growth – whether or not you are currently looking for a new position! Having a cache of people in your inner circle with whom you can connect, learn from, and expand your horizons is one of the first...
The Telltale Danger Signs of a Bad Employment Candidate and a Bad Hire.
The cost of a bad hire is financial and emotional – because having the wrong person in the wrong seat at your organization can quickly turn into a cancerous situation that will quickly destroy morale and ultimately degrade your customers’ experience with your brand. ...
What’s the Solution for Filling the Great Resignation Gap?
The tidal wave of the Great Resignation continues as more and more employees suffer burnout, a reluctance to give up their work from home status, and discover a need to work less and live with less to achieve a better work/life balance. According to Fortune.com, the...
Thinking of Changing Careers? Remember the Purple Squirrel
If you’ve been following the news of the Great Resignation, you would think it’s a dream market for employees – simple supply and demand economics…or is it? While some industries such as health care and education are experiencing critical gaps, others are just seeing...
It’s Take More Than Just “Show Me the Money”
It’s a fairly safe assumption to make that every late Millennial to the Baby Boomers has seen the iconic scene in Jerry Macguire where Ron Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr. screams to Jerry, played by Tom Cruise, to “Show me the money!” If you haven’t seen the...
Ask This, Not That – Legal Alternatives to 6 Illegal Interview Questions
During the interview process, you want to learn as much as possible about your top candidates before you make the very important decision of who to extend a job offer to. However, it’s important that you don’t expose yourself or your organization to a potential...
The “Great Resignation” and How to Avoid It
Over the past year plus, many people who had plans to change jobs ended up staying put due to the uncertainty of the pandemic. The “Great Resignation”, coined by Anthony Lotz of Texas A&M University during an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, predicts that...
What We Focus On Grows
Change is on the horizon, if not already here. Many of my clients are bringing 100% of their remote workers back into the office over the next few months, several are creating hybrid models – some remote, some office time - while others are closing brick and mortar...
Your Own Mastermind Alliance
It’s about who you know. The power of your network. Most business owners are only tapping into a tiny fraction of that power because by nature we feel uncomfortable admitting we have a gap and/or we have a hidden fear that it’s a sign of weakness if we need to ask...
Navigating the unknown – how some business owners rose to the top
Over the past 12 months, I’ve seen all the business owner emotions emerge– from panic, to doom and gloom, to “Hey, here’s an opportunity – let’s jump on it” and everything in between. Just when I thought I’ve seen it all – a new twist came into the picture. The...
The Power of Referrals
Have you ever commented on a social media post of someone looking for a recommendation for a plumber, pet sitter, accountant, etc. and recommended your favorite and most trusted people? If so, you’ve given a referral to someone. Whether solicited or not, you’ve just...
How Will Your Company Shift?
It’s no secret that COVID has completely changed how some companies and their employees are working right now. For many, requiring employees to work from home has become the status quo – at least for the foreseeable future. But eventually we’ll return to in-person...
Hiring in the New Virtual World
With some companies continuing to let their employees work virtually to increase safety and social distancing measures, many have found themselves in new and uncertain territory when it comes to the virtual hiring process. The good news? There are myriad virtual...
Networking in the New Normal – it’s Essential!
While 2020 has made it difficult to have in-person conferences, events, and meetings, networking is still an essential part of your career’s success. While it may look a little different right now, more connecting on social media, via email, and through online...
Gender Equality in the Workplace – From a Woman’s View (Thank you, Ladies)
With the myriad regulations and laws in place, we shouldn’t still be talking about Gender Equality in the workplace, but we are. Pay equality is vital, and while that’s a big part of the big picture, it’s not the only issue at play. Poor maternity leave policies,...