It’s a depressing experience, and one which also casts a shadow on the hiring company’s reputation. So why does it happen? Is it you, is it them, or is it just something every candidate must prepare for in the hiring process? There’s no question job seekers face an uphill climb. High unemployment nationally means more …
Read MoreStreamlining the Termination Process 0
Once the order to terminate (either for cause or as part of force reduction) is issued, the processes – from determining when and how to deliver the message to the individuals, to preparing the release papers – can be time-consuming. All too often, these steps are followed by difficult, even more time-consuming, meetings or phone …
Read MoreShould You Shake Up the Team When the Going Is Good? 0
Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane with Athletics Assistant General Manager David Forst in the draft room prior to the team selecting the number 10 pick in the first round of the draft at the Oakland Coliseum on June 7, 2010 in Oakland, California. When things are going well, it is difficult to see the …
Read MoreReady for the Big Leagues? Ask a Career Coach 0
Q. You know of several high-level professionals who have used a career coach. What are some reasons that you or others might do the same? A. Professionals enlist coaches to accelerate their careers, getting help with things like making decisions, cultivating a presence and achieving self-awareness. Coaches can provide honest, unfiltered feedback, which is hard …
Read MoreThe Promotion: From Stellar Performer to Terrible Leader 0
Have you ever seen this situation? A sales manager constantly exceeds her goals, inspires her peers, and has developed deep customer loyalty. She is seen as leadership material. She is promoted to vice president and now oversees her peers and another geographic and is responsible to meet large departmental sales goals while giving her book …
Read MoreWhen Choosing a Job, Culture Matters 0
Harvard Business Review, Bill Barnett Some organizations will excite you. They’ll stimulate your success and growth. Others will be stressful. They may lead you to quit before you’ve accomplished much or learned what you hoped to. With the pressure (or excitement) of finding a new job, it’s all too easy to pursue a job opportunity or to …
Read MoreSoaring to Success 0
By Mara Brown Soaring to Success is a career and life enhancement and empowerment manual. Brown guides the reader to focus on the opportunities inherent in challenges and help discover personal and professional success, happiness and fulfillment. Soaring to Success allays the fears and anxieties that are prevalent, directs us to find our passions to …
Read MoreCoaches Corner: Mara Brown 0
Mara Brown is a best-selling author, powerful and effective executive coach, board facilitator, television talk show host/producer, and inspirational speaker. Mara uses a unique and powerful approach to coaching to help clients achieve their goals, dreams and desires. Some of the companies Mara works with on the topics of career development, leadership skills, strategic planning, …
Read MoreDoes It Pay More To Be Pretty? 0
Poor Samantha Brick. You pen one little piece for The Daily Mail in which you opine about the pros (free drinks!) and cons (haters!) of being beautiful and you set yourself up as an internet laughingstock. In addition to being left out of bridal parties and bullied in photo sessions, Brick contends that being pretty …
Read MoreWhy Your Employees Are Leaving … 0
One day when I was out getting a coffee, I overheard a man talking on his cellphone. “We need to be stricter with our hiring practices next year,” he said. “We want to keep them past a year.” I wanted to turn around and tell him, “Maybe you don’t need to be stricter with your …
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