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How Do You Determine Which Employer Provides the Best Business Practices
When in a Job Search, job candidates should 1) be sure of the type of position that is best for themselves, 2) be clear about what factors are most important in your next employer, and 3) have a list of those top priorities you are seeking for a good work-life balance. As I coach those …
Continue Reading >Note the Leading Transition Needing the Attention of Most Organizations
For a long time companies and numerous organizations haven’t had to give much thought to selecting and developing Business Executives and Leaders for their Succession. However, the time has come when more and more of our brightest and most successful Leaders/Executives are choosing to “take their leave”. Rightly so as most have stayed longer than …
Continue Reading >What Signs Do You Watch for in Business to Prepare for the Future
As the stock market fluctuates and business demands go up and down, and prices change, various industries question what lies ahead? Add to that any tension involving trading between countries, and more doubt increases. One day most of these indicators can seem fine, and the next day people in one industry or another may convey …
Continue Reading >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 >WHAT ARE COMPANIES DOING TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE LEADERS?
Think of the best business leader you ever had. What made them so helpful and effective? Did they make it easy for you? Were they extremely friendly and acted more like your “friend” than your superior? What did you learn from this Leader? There are different kinds of “Leaders”, but seldom does a “leader” who …
Continue Reading >TOP 5 PRIORITIES EMPLOYEES SEEK IN EMPLOYERS AND VICE VERSA
Both employees and employers have specific priorities that each seeks in the other as partners in an employment relationship. If each can be honest about these, as well as make a conscious effort to sincerely agree and meet these expectations, their working relationship should be a win-win. Let’s look a t each of their priority …
Continue Reading >What Are the Top Issues & Concerns of Businesses Today
Memorial Day Weekend is a time to reflect on our many blessings and thank those who have contributed to that. That is especially true to thank our relatives who have done everything possible so that we can live in a country with so many freedoms. All are encouraged to thank all those wonderful and generous …
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 >With the Majority of Employees Expressing a Major Concern About Communication, Why Aren’t More Employers Responding?
For years employees have voiced a strong concern about “poor communication” in their organizations. I’ve even had many company management echoing this concern, and yet companies and organizations do NOT seek out or hire experts to address this topic. “COMMUNICATION” touches all industries (businesses, non-profits, educational venues, skilled labor, etc.), as well as different departments, …
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, …
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