Can Data Help Us Hire Better Talent?
by Helen Whelan Hiring the right person for a job can be difficult at best. Managers often hire people like themselves or focus too much on past experience. Lou Adler, a former executive search...
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Success can seem ephemeral. How do we acquire it? Does it happen because we’re lucky? Or, because we’ve worked really hard? Or, is it because we’re so smart? Psychology professor Angela Lee Duckworth,...
View ArticleHow Successful People Make Themselves ‘Luckier in Life’
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View ArticlePersonal Leadership Skills to Catapult Your Career
by Sandra Ford Walston “Do what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll be criticized anyway.” Eleanor Roosevelt “Doing” generally involves a list of things to accomplish : earn another...
View ArticleAre Your Best Managers Hiding in Plain Sight?
by Helen Whelan Over 80 % of the managers in companies aren’t cut out to be managers. That’s according to several Gallup studies of hundreds of organizations, 27 million employees and more than 2.5...
View ArticleStop the High Millennial Turnover with Career Development
Did you know that Millennials prefer career development to a cash bonus by 3 to 1? According to a PwC study, Millennials want to learn and develop their skills. If they don’t get this kind of training,...
View ArticleAre your people afraid? How to minimize fear and maximize trust
by Judith E. Glaser Are your people afraid? I’m not asking if you are a bully or a bad boss, or about the fear about being punished for a well-thought-out plan or product launch that fails. I’m talking...
View ArticleHoward Schultz’s Connection and Leadership
Howard Schultz is featured on the cover of Time and, as usual, he talks and cares about much more than how Starbucks will make more money. (Although he goes into that too). Here’s a sampling from his...
View Article6 Ways to Integrate Courage into Our Daily Lives
by Sandra Ford Walston So much of our daily life is based on action and results. But what really is directing us? For those who truly want to make a difference and create a legacy filled with courage,...
View ArticleFind Who You’re Becoming in the Magic of a Morning
by Sandra Ford Walston How do you feel about your work life? Are you living in joyful childlike innocence, or are you an overanxious, controlling adult? What identifies your personality at work? A...
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