You’ve stumbled upon the perfect job opportunity, but there’s a catch - your educational background isn’t exactly impressive, or perhaps you haven’t had the luxury of formal interview coaching. Don’t worry, though! Landing that job is well within your reach…
Awhile back, I was shooting the bull with my friend Dave, who works as a firefighter. While I’ve always been fascinated by his stories of answering emergency calls, fighting fires and saving lives, on this occasion, our conversation wandered to…
As part of an ongoing guest blogger series, we have a piece that will be useful for any (every) company looking to strengthen their core asset - talent. Read on for more and stay tuned for further guest posts on…
The magnificent hero number 7 of human resources has taken an interesting path and donned many costumes over his years of protecting us from the villains of HR. Previously Lance Richards ran the innovation team at Kelly Services, a frenemy…
Companies of all sizes often need temporary employees for a variety of reasons. But, many of them do not want to spend a significant sum of money or a large amount of time looking for qualified people who also are…
With Thanksgiving and the holiday season approaching, now is the time to think about what we are thankful for. Friends, family, a roof over our heads - for many of us, the list seems to go on forever. This is…
When I was 5 years old, a nighttime tornado passed about a mile from my house. As I got ready for school the next morning, I heard the terms “tornado,” twister,” and “cyclone” on the TV news. Being 5 and…
If you’re not familiar with the term “bottleneck," I guarantee you’ve experienced it before. It refers to, you guessed it, the shape of a bottle: Wide at the base and narrow at the top. It slows down the flow of…
It’s that time of year so, if you’re graduating from high school or college soon, congratulations! At this point, I can guarantee two things. One, a commencement speaker will tell you (SPOILER ALERT!) to follow your dreams, your future is…
If you asked me to choose the 3 most important things that determine success or failure of a startup, I would say: company culture – it has a profound and pervasive effect and it’s essential to consciously and deliberately nurture it. focus –…