Tag Archives: Personal Development
WHAT DO EMPLOYERS WANT & EXPECT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
The image and role of human resources has definitely changed over the years. Decades ago HR was referred to as “Personnel” with many of these people being seen as a high-end Administrator, yet making many decisions, which greatly impacted the organization. Selecting employees for most positions would radically influence the business. Later “personnel managers” were gradually …
Continue Reading >If You Were Beginning Your Career, How Important Would Training Be to You
Whether you have a college degree or received an associate degree or even certain professional certifications, until a person gets into his/her regular, full-time professional career, all the knowledge and data a person has retained is lacking the hands-on experience. An internship can be very helpful, but even then the role of an intern has …
Continue Reading >BUSINESS LEADERS, WHAT DO YOU WANT OTHERS TO REMEMBER ABOUT YOU
Those business leaders, who are ones with strong convictions and committed to being their best and/or being able to “making a difference”, strive to be of good character and high integrity. Chances are they have idolized other leaders who have made valuable contributions to their industries, communities, and the overall good health of their fellow …
Continue Reading >WHY DO SOME NEW BUSINESSES SUCCEED, WHILE OTHERS FAIL?
Could a business succeed because some owners are smarter than others? It may seem that way, but there is much more to this. As an employee or a customer, you can walk into a business and think, “why does the owner do this or that? Why not another way, which you may think would be …
Continue Reading >How to Decide if Self-Employment is for You
How many businesses fail within the first year in the U.S.? The SBA says 30% of small businesses fail within the first two years in the U.S., 50% fail within the first 5 years, and 66% fail by their 6th year. With thorough planning, research, financing, appropriate professional support, and flexibility, a business can survive …
Continue Reading >WHAT WILL COMPANIES HAVE TO DO TO GROW AND THRIVE IN THE FUTURE
Too many companies are avoiding the serious efforts needed to strengthen and grow their businesses. Instead, they keep hoping for a quick, less expensive resolution. However, that almost never works out. In order to have a strong, creative and diligent workforce, who are innovative and hard-working, many companies try to use quick and aggressive efforts …
Continue Reading >How Did Existing Execs “Learn the Ropes” vs How The New Generation Expects to Learn
When the existing Execs were “learning how to be a Leader” years ago, the hope was to have an existing Leader who was gifted at teaching, training, and developing the younger generation on how to be an Effective Leader. That was true with my husband, Bill Crigger. He was first exposed to a very sharp, …
Continue Reading >How Can Companies Select Quality Managers Who Motivate and Inspire
Too many companies have selected people for supervisory or management positions, who are either more into “having Power”, or less into developing effective employees. This hurts the whole organization, allowing the company to slip into a lazy, or an “I don’t care Attitude”. Either way this is often places the organization at “great risk”. Those …
Continue Reading >Learning to Develop Mutual Respect and Professional Co-Existence Between the Generations
Each generation is determined to have their own identity, and our currently younger generations in the workforce are no different. As a Baby Boomer, we insisted on dressing differently with hip-hugger and bell-bottom blue jeans, many of the girls wore “tops” that looked like maternity blouses, and then there were the mini-skirts — and we …
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