by Stephanie Barnes Taylor You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want. —Zig Ziglar More than ever in today’s corporate environment, there is a demand for a return on investment. This demand not only applies to financial performance, but also to human capital. In [...]
Candid feedback and discussions have given way to political correctness by most to avoid offending and alienating others. Most remain quiet to be seen as a team player or to avoid criticizing the idea of someone held in high regard or someone who has presented an idea with great confidence. People don’t speak their minds [...]
by Caroline Ceniza-Levine As a recruiter turned career coach, I have seen the arc of many careers, including where careers stumble and the fears that accompany an uncertain future. Maybe you started out on the fast track, but have now hit a plateau, you need to propel yourself forward but you are anxious about your [...]
We’ve heard the story of Thomas Edison’s multiple failures before successfully illuminating the light bulb. But with all of his persistence in spite of failures, Thomas Edison tried to persuade Henry Ford to abandon his fledgling idea of a motor car because he was convinced that it would never work. Edison suggested Ford work for [...]
An urgency for innovation seems to escalate with each economic crisis as a fundamental way to stimulate business growth. Yet each directive from top leadership draws out a few devils advocates who bury innovation teams. Or the appointed team leader does not have the relationship and communications skills necessary to foster innovation. Calling for innovation, [...]
Organizations need more than the best skilled and most knowledgeable employees, they need those employees to be committed and to be leaders. The challenges we now confront including the diversity in the workforce we lead, the constant improvement in technologies available, the flattening organizational structure and the expectations from the top, will require leaders to develop new skills and transform others to suit the changes ahead.
Have you ever been surprised when you expected to be promoted but were passed over? If so, you may have overlooked the criteria employers consider when promoting employees. Not being aware of these could be what is keeping you from getting the promotion you want and experiencing career success. Of course, employers look first to [...]
Thomas Fox Just like companies need to innovate you need to innovate and develop professionally to stay competitive. The skills that got you to the position you now hold may not be sufficient enough to take you further or even keep you where you are in such a fast changing global employment market. You [...]
