Alexandre Pachulski, Co-founder, Talentsoft Some of the biggest hiring mistakes are hiding in plain sight. Odds are they’re happening in your company right now. Not because your team is careless or neglecting their responsibilities. These mistakes are happening because talent management has changed drastically and few companies have kept pace. Most companies are operating as they […]
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Nicole Ertas, Author, Free Range Brands Seems like every non-Millennial has a pretty strong opinion of Millennials, good or bad. And as corporate leaders, we’re feeling their influence from customer demand and expectations to recruiting and retention. There’s no escaping it: the Millennials are here. And at 80 million strong, with a whole new mode
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Steven L. Blue, President & CEO of Miller Ingenuity What is a business? This might seem straightforward, but consider it more deeply; what truly is a business? I’m talking about the values, identity and culture that make a particular business what it is. This word – culture – is key. The atmosphere internal to an organization,
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Is there someone you work with who could use a little motivation? Could you use a little motivation? You can’t motivate someone else if you can’t motivate yourself and, frankly, we could all use a little motivation sometime. Too often we think of motivation as money or a promotion but intrinsic motivation comes from inside
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In 2016, Wells Fargo fired more than 5,000 employees who learned the hard way that carrots don’t work—at least not in the long run. Decision-makers tied a substantial piece of these employees’ compensation to steep sales targets and made reaching them a condition of continued employment. They saw movement, if not true motivation. Even when
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Andy Coville, CEO, Brodeur Partners We all know that good CEOs think about the customer. Great ones obsess. As technology changes everything, constantly, leaders devour information on customers’ needs, wants, demographics and purchasing journeys. They continuously align marketing, advertising and sales with carefully conceived personas of customer targets. Perhaps there is one more thing we should
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Rob Wilson, President, Employco USA Autism rates have dramatically increased in recent years. However, while schools and community service programs have readily responded to what is being called “the autism epidemic,” employers are still lagging behind when it comes to meeting the needs of employees with ASD. According to a study led by research scientist
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Shayne Hughes & Brandon Black, Authors, Ego Free Leadership A workplace without politics is as mythical as a unicorn. But when those politics undermine company morale, it’s time to take a closer look—before they cut into the bottom line. Brandon Black was grappling with an all-too-familiar scenario in his then workplace. The erstwhile CEO of
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Darold Parken, CEO, DeepMarkit A frequently overlooked, but often key factor to a successful acquisition lies in a balance sheet item that doesn’t even exist prior to the acquisition – goodwill. The difference between the purchase price and the book value of a company, goodwill is actually created and recognized through the accounting process following
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Andy Molinsky, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Brandeis International Business School “Very few people, whether you’ve been in that job before or not, get into the seat and believe today that they are now qualified to be the CEO. They’re not going to tell you that, but it’s true.” Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks In 2014 Roger
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