Given the critical importance of hiring the right person for the job, it is ironic that supervisors, managers and business owners are so frequently ill equipped and unprepared for the interview process. Candidates today are pretty savvy and often better…
Those who have had the motivation and accomplishments to be promoted into management sometimes wonder what they have gotten themselves into. Attracted by the challenge and the chance to have greater influence, today’s managers are faced with stress-producing situations that…
Even though we are experiencing an employer’s market right now, it is important for hiring managers and human resource professionals to understand that in ANY market, the top candidates can always choose whom they will work for. Still, too many…
Another summer flying by and you still haven’t taken any time off. “I can’t,” you proclaim. “There is just too much to do!” While your co-workers witness your long days, intense and sometimes unpleasant demeanor, your family and friends are…
If you talk with people in management, they will all tell you that they had various role models throughout their career. They will usually convey that some of those managers “taught” them by modeling positive behaviors that they desired to…
Climbing the corporate ladder has been the desire of many professionals as they embark on their respective careers. And while the corporate ladder today has noticeably been reduced by several rungs, there are still ways that you can illuminate your…
“It is easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.” This quote is attributed to Grace Hopper (1906-1992), a US Naval officer and pioneer in the field of computer engineering. It is fairly common to hear this quote,…
With the arrival of spring our thoughts turn to taking off the snow tires, watching for the first crocuses and of course, spring cleaning. Spring is a time to sort out, clear out, and create space for the new. How…
The autocratic management style is still alive in American business. It persists because that is how many workers were managed by their bosses, and they perpetuated that model when they themselves ascended the corporate ladder. For many, this one-dimensional “my…
February 6-12, 2011 is International Coaching Week, a global celebration of the coaching profession sponsored by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Personal and professional coaching is still a relatively new industry within the past twenty years. It is just now…
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