Each week, I get my weekly LinkedIn Updates e-mail. I find who my contacts have added as their contacts; I see all status changes. One trend seems to be changing the picture on the top right of the profile (I assume updating). Now one can ask . . . . . why the picture...
So is Succession Planning for us? I noticed that much of the reading I was doing on the topic was from consulting companies that referred to global organizations. Most businesses, while doing work outside of their own geography, are not of the scope/scale of the...
Yes we have gone through a deep recession. People have put off their retirement plans; in some cases this is the second time retirement plans have been postponed. (How can we forget the economy of 2001/2002?) That said, demographic shifts will, in the very near future,...
Why do so many companies not engage in Succession Planning yet know they should?
I wish I had an answer for you. This past week, I had 5 meetings where this topic came up based on company demographics - specifically...
Is LinkedIn the NEW monster in the room?
Yes - I have a LinkedIn profile. Yes - I have multiple 'electronic' contacts. What is LinkedIn becoming - and is it of value?
Networking is an overused job search...
U.S. Job Satisfaction Hits 22-Year Low
(Conference Board's survey - as reported on CNNMoney.com - 1/5/2010)
More Executives Seek New Jobs
(Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal - 1/8/2010)
Last week was a tough news week for people concerned about...
Happy New Year!
I think there are many of us who simply want to welcome in 2010 (AND send off 2009). It has been a tough year for most people on some level. Let's resolve to look ahead rather than behind.
BUT . . . . .
. . . . . that said, 2009 was a...
(We'll come back to Ethics again soon!)
Talent Management: A Priority
Can we avoid a repeat of 2003? As the last recession was coming to an end, the statistics on the number of disgruntled workers started to grow quarter by quarter. By the spring of 2003, one...
It's about the client!
Dual or Parallel Processing - terms in the search industry which do not mean much to most people. Should they? And should you be reacting 'positively' or 'negatively' to the terms? The answer . . . . . it depends on who...
We all have a story!
It's hard to pick up the paper today without seeing another article on Petters, Madoff, or any number of individuals or companies that have not behaved 'ethically.' Ethics issues are all around us.
But . . . . ethics in the search...