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Develop People with Stretch Assignments

Posted on January 21st, 2016 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts

This blog is not about justifying why it is important for companies to conduct or provide ongoing training programs. Yes, there are many excellent training strategies and approaches that organizations can into their corporate employee programs that [ … ] Read More

English – Its Value & Its Quirks

Posted on January 14th, 2016 | Career Advancement, Guest Blogger, HR Related, Inspiration, Interesting Trivia, Job Search, Personal Success

English is the most widely used language in the world for trade, commerce, politics, international relations, entertainment and music. It is also quickly becoming the standard language of science. Certain industries, such as the shipping and [ … ] Read More

Leadership & the Fine Art of Effective Communication

Posted on December 4th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Personal Success, Self Management, Team Building

Communication Excellence The art of communication is the language of leadership. Excelling in communication is one of the top consistently rated traits of distinguished leaders. On a daily basis leaders work with people whose opinions, values, beliefs and [ … ] Read More

Job Hopping – Strategic or Problematic?

Posted on July 16th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Personal Success, Self Management, Work - Life Balance

Job Hopping – What does it mean in today’s business world? Job hopping is a term that means different things to different people. Why? Because it can depend on industry, situation, generation and/or decade. Generically, most people [ … ] Read More

Sacred Cow Disease

Posted on July 3rd, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management, Team Building

What is a sacred cow? “Sacred cow” is an idiom based on the understanding of how highly regarded cows are in Hindu culture. In Western culture the “metaphorical” sacred cow may be individuals, institution organization, business [ … ] Read More

Talent Shortage – Talking Points

Posted on June 12th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

As Jimmy Fallon would say – this is what everyone’s talking about……. in this case it is the talent shortage. Is this the same thing as what was once called ‘The War on Talent’? Not exactly. IMHO – [ … ] Read More

Culture of Innovation

Posted on May 28th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Team Building

Create | Innovate | Grow Corporate culture is a commonly used term that often means different things to different people. In some cases it may be considered as nothing more than a buzz word. Make no mistake, [ … ] Read More

Leading in Dangerous Times

Posted on May 21st, 2015 | Career Advancement, Guest Blogger, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management, Team Building

Some may argue that in today’s world, leading is always dangerous – whether it is as a first time manager promoted within their exisiting company, or as a new manager hired to work in a new [ … ] Read More

Soft Skills are Hard Necessities

Posted on May 7th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Inspiration, Personal Success, Self Management, Team Building

People underperform because they lack soft skills. Regardless of profession, industry or niche, every role occupied by every person requires two very broad categories of skills – hard skills and soft skills. Technical skills and Non-technical skills. [ … ] Read More

Soft “How Well You Fit In” Skills

Posted on April 30th, 2015 | Career Advancement, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, Leadership Matters, Personal Success, Team Building

Soft Skills Determine the ‘Fit’ that Impacts Careers Soft skills are those personal qualities, habits, characteristics, traits and attitudes that are not traditionally taught in schools or even on the job. Many successful people have developed [ … ] Read More