Archive for the ‘Employment’ Category

• What if the Talent You Want to Hire Doesn’t Come with the Skills Needed?

  • November 6th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Executives, Mangement, Skills, Supervision

  Have you heard about the war for talent? With less applicants to choose from attracting and keeping talent has become a critical issue for organizations nationwide. This is not a situation that will be going way in the near future… Read More

• Engaged!!!

  • October 1st, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Supervision

  Congratulations!  People who get engaged usually receive lots of congratulatory support. You have made a commitment to get married. You start to plan your life together and plan the official public ceremony to kick off the legal bond of matrimony…. Read More

• How Can We Find/Get/Keep More —-

  • September 17th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employment, Executives, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Support, women

  Many organizations bemoan the lack of female and minority candidates for senior management and executive positions. I don’t know where they are looking or what they are doing, but there is no secret about how to find them. attract them,… Read More

• What If My Boss is Incompetent?

  • July 17th, 2018
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Executives, Mangement, Planning, Skills, Stress, Supervision, Support

  You may have a boss who is inept. Not a horrible person – but someone who doesn’t have the knowledge, experience, skills, or judgement to do their job. They are out there in every industry and at every level. They… Read More

• Need Talent? Ask the Right Best Questions

  • January 3rd, 2017
  • Posted in Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Mangement, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Supervision

  The New Year brings with it resolutions to make this year better in some meaningful way than last year. You many have exciting goals, challenging objectives, and positions to fill with new employees. What should you be on the lookout for?

• Battlefield Promotions: Best Opportunity Ever or Recipe for Disaster?

  • July 19th, 2016
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Feedback, Mangement, Support

  A poorly executed jump in status can hurt a person’s career and have a negative impact on the workplace. However – being plucked from the group and asked to serve is rarely an opportunity to turn down if you are excited about advancing your career.

• Build a Career of Your Own Design

  • February 1st, 2016
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Employee Development, Employment, Planning, Preparation, Skills, Work Life Balance

  No matter what kind of deal you made when you were hired, times change. Making changes, however, is not always as important for your employer as it is for you. And creating change is rarely easy. Before you go to negotiate for what you want, you need to break out some Power Tools so that you are more empowered and better prepared for the discussion.

• Is a Bad Boss a Good Excuse?

  • February 17th, 2015
  • Posted in Employee Development, Employment, Feedback, Mangement, Motivation, Skills, Stress, Supervision

  Many managers and supervisors tell me that having a bad boss is one their biggest problems at work. I don’t disagree that a poor boss makes it harder to do your job. Bad bosses can suck up your time and… Read More

• Keeps Me Busy

  • May 1st, 2014
  • Posted in Communication, Consulting, Employee Development, Employment, Executives, Feedback, Guided Execution 1:1, Mangement, Skills, Stress, Support

  When someone in an executive leadership position leaves abruptly, the CEO/Owner/President has some tough choices to make. Many are tempted to survey the organizational landscape, determine who appears to be the person on the team that is most likely to be promoted and offer them the opportunity to fill that open slot.

• Succession: Best or Worst of Times?

  • April 15th, 2014
  • Posted in Change, Communication, Employment, Executives, Mangement, Planning

  Each change brings with it both opportunity and risk, and few situations bring that as sharply into view as when you fill a position with a new hire. It begs the question – are you ready to leverage the opportunity?