Last night, President Obama updated us all on how the nation is going: according to him, it’s not so bad. His speech was directed primarily at the middle class (watching at home) and basically told us that his New Year’s...
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If you have ever hired one or more salespeople you have probably experienced this scenario: • You place an ad hoping to attract an “A” player salesperson to upgrade your sales results. You comb through tons of resumes. • You...
Most companies think that Talent Acquisition is an in-house problem and shy away from outsourcing the process to a recruiting firm. But over the years I’ve seen time and time again why in-house Talent Acquisition never yields the...
While working on my Master’s in psychology, I studied an interesting theory about adapted personality traits. In essence, the theory proposes that we all have two sets of personality characteristics: those that are inherent to us...
Did you know that according to Gallup, 70% of American workers are not engaged? So, how do you keep your employees engaged? Or better yet, how do you FIND THE RIGHT TALENT for your business, the kind of talent that challenges...
Most people are not happy at work. This statement is not my opinion, but rather the results of countless surveys and my own experience working with hundreds of organizations. Gallup’s 2013 State of the American Workplace recent...
ORIGINAL OPENING to Grow Regardless: Let him that would move the world, first move himself. – Socrates We Americans may not agree on much – our opinions are as varied as our population is diverse, and our politics are as...
Whether you are a star athlete or an Executive Vice President of a million dollar firm, one measure stands above all others, performance. Performance is what drives business to succeed, what generates revenue and what evokes...
Finding and achieving personal and professional success has long been the focus of countless self-help books, CD’s and is the veritable base of the entire “motivational speaking” profession. And we have all heard the clichéd...
