Those Itches You Couldn’t Scratch Before the Pandemic Are Still There…
Employee Disengagement and Lost Productivity Will Always Be With You While the basic corporate operational and infrastructure challenges...
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5 Leadership Imperatives for the Post-Pandemic Reality
The Big Pivot for the New NOW The view from the other side of crisis is a new and different workplace reality. We are starting to glimpse...
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Implicit Bias: It Doesn’t Pass the Smell Test
Hold on to your hats. I’m going to tug on Superman’s cape; I’m going to pull the mask off the Lone Ranger. I might even make you mad....
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A Recent Lesson in Leadership Ethics
I recently joined in a conversation about an upcoming conference on a professional association Facebook group page. One post from a...
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How to Protect Your Branded Value and Expertise with the Two Most-Dreaded Interview Questions
I should file this post under “More Nonsensical Advice from (Former) Recruiters” but I won’t. I just watched a couple YouTube videos from...
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No, You CAN’T Pick My Brain! (But I'm Happy to Share)
Like many other consultants and strategists, I’m constantly asked by friends and strangers if they can “pick my brain over lunch” or just...
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Are There Really Generational Differences in the Workplace?
We keep reading about soft skill generational differences among Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millenials and whether these real and...
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Cultural Fitness: Are You in the Right Shape to Get Hired?
In today’s ever-morphing hiring landscape, employers are devoting more energy for determining if a candidate is a good cultural fit....
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Leap of Faith: Why I Turned Down a Lucrative Job Offer (long post)
Several years ago I had an amazing opportunity come my way from someone in my professional network, while I patiently awaited a...
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Why Are We Still Talking About a Skills Gap?
The skills gap that has been in employment news since the mid-1990s continues to be an issue in some areas of the marketplace. The old...
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5 “Soft Skills” Interview Questions You Must Prepare For
Inadequate soft skills still a problem with candidates In a recent survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM),...
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If You Don’t Like the Hiring Game, Change the Rules
Most of us have never been faced with a no-win scenario. In the Star Trek movies, Captain Kirk,when a student at Star Fleet, beat the...
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