We all know the days of spending your entire career at one company are over. Heck, the average tenure of a U.S. employee is under 5 years and shrinking faster than glacier ice in Greenland. Meanwhile, both employees and companies are suffering the consequences. For employees, the days of employment certainty are gone. Your number may come […]
In early September, second quarter productivity growth estimates were revised – from -0.5% to -0.6%. Productivity change was even worse in the United States than we had thought. And this made for three straight quarters of contraction, the first such trend since the 1970s. What gives? There is no shortage of opinion in the marketplace. High corporate taxes […]
Let’s face it, when we hire, we hire for the job we have right in front of us. And when we do that, we have in mind a very precise list of needs and wants. This list guides our job description, our search parameters, and what we look for (their expertise) on a resume. If […]
Are you a white collar professional worried about keeping up? Good. That’s healthy. You need to be worried. Because white collar jobs – traditional corporate roles in finance, accounting, marketing, sales and HR – are changing like never before and you need to keep your eye on the horizon in order to keep up, get […]
Did you know that a 2015 Gallup study discovered that only about 32% of employees were actively engaged at work? Meanwhile, over 50% of employees were disengaged, while another 16.8% were actively disengaged. Think about that, only about 1/3 of employees are actually enthusiastic and committed to their work! So next time you take a […]
According to a Gallup study, a full fifty percent of adults have left a job because they didn’t like their boss! There are lots of reasons employees don’t get along with their bosses. Egos (on both sides), stress, office politics, miscommunications, so many reasons. But you know what else is quite common? Bosses not setting […]
We wake up every day to news of something new and interesting that is being developed by a startup or even some venerable old technology behemoth. This decade is probably the one which caused the greatest disruption for many established industries and redefined the way business is done. Despite having negative connotations, disruption is not […]
The weakest link in a chain is its strongest link, and the same goes for a team. Having a team attitude where the primary attitude is to support everyone at their weakest moments means that the entire team will grow in strength. This is why managing a team means managing the success of your business […]
Seems like everyone wants to read that next hit novel, or brush up their skills through professional education, or take up a hobby, such as hiking. Problem is, careers and other obligations tend to get in the way. Projects have to be taken care of, deadlines need to be met, family obligations can drain more […]
There is a crisis happening right in front of our eyes in corporate America: millions of job openings go unfilled every year while millions of potential employees go unhired at the same time. What’s going on? Why can’t companies find the people they want, and why can’t those people find the jobs they need? To […]
