Let’s face it, we already knew our online public data was being used for targeted marketing purposes and for public search information (both paid and free). What about data analysis for your company’s use? Are you comfortable with that potential? What if that supposed “free data” was being used to determine if you were going to leave your […]
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With the recent spate of executives merging, acquiring, downsizing and closing companies for their own financial benefit, and often under the guise of “cost savings synergies,” it’s quite apparent that ethical leadership training is more necessary than ever. Justifying their behavior because they think that “those lowly employees we have on staff” will find a job
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Nearly every job applicant has seen them. Nearly every HR Manager has written them. What are they? “They” are the dreaded “wants” job posting. From a better economy to a paradigm shift to non-traditional candidates, we have constant changes to our workforce, but not to our hiring approach. We seem to struggle in writing
Millennials are a different breed of worker, and overall, I am here to tell you that is a positive for our future work environment. The Millennial generation has watched their parents dedicate their “lives” to companies at the expense of their health, watching children grow up, attending children’s events, marriages, and many other negative trade-offs. All of
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Recently MarTechExec contacted me about a Talent Management article they were preparing concerning development of leaders in an organization. Below you will find my answer for the article and a link to it as well with other experts chiming in on their thoughts. “The very first thing I tell client companies and executive coaching clientele
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In real estate it’s all about one thing: location, location, location. In the ever changing business environment however, the mantra should be: communication, communication, communication. Those frequent business changes also necessitate flexibility in how we communicate to customers, peers, management, suppliers, and especially to our own workforce. For those of you who are closer to
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I’ve noticed a trend on applications in recent years, requiring submission of references to call before the candidate is even interviewed. That truly perplexes my clients, and I have to say myself as well. The whole idea of having references to call is to determine truthfulness of tasks performed and achievements professed, what the candidate
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The term Ghosting has become quite popular, and a common term now utilized throughout the dating world. Even The Business Insider defines it as “the act of cutting off all contact with someone you’re romantically involved with, without offering an explanation.” Unfortunately, this term is now bandied about in describing the behavior of a company
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In part two of my article series we tackle the following: –50+ hour workweeks. –Mandatory overtime. –24/7 on-call employees via cell phone access. –Irrational investor and stockholder indebtedness. –Ludicrous employee engagement initiatives that treat staff like children instead of motivating towards increased performance and the understanding of how their work benefits the client. Corporate America,
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Karen Silins for Udacity 05/20/16 Hiring hasn’t changed as much as we would like think in the last decade. Yes, we now have Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and LinkedIn, but the thought process behind HOW we hire needs some reassessment. The recipe was simple for such a long period of time; graduate from high school
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