On Firing Applicants and Recruiters
In the course of a conversation this week, a manager explained to me how he had opened a search for […]
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Managing Generations
Whack-A-Mole Redux
For the past several years, I have counseled employers, educators, and others, not to play Whack-A-Mole with their employees’ smart
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Generation Screwed? March 2012 GenTrends
Generation Screwed? A couple of weeks ago I received an email from Peter and Tony. It seems they had developed
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No Customers No Ketchup April 2012 Gentrends
No Customers, No Ketchup The restaurant was empty when my family and I arrived on a Sunday afternoon. There were
Critical Thinking
You’re Being Recorded and You WILL Be Charged
I was in line at the airport this week to buy a sandwich from my favorite shop on the concourse.
Managing Generations
Are They Nuts? No, Just Different.
During a conference call with a client this week, one of those on the line related a story of having
Critical Thinking
Teaching or Training — You’ve Got to Know Your Objective
My daughter, a high school senior, is presently working through a college-level literature course on-line. One of the assigned books
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Millennials and Corporate Social Responsibility
Since the Millennial generation began entering the workforce about 10 years ago, there have been any number of articles and
Critical Thinking
Charity, Manipulation and Critical Thinking
Kony2012, a video about the Lord’s Resistance Army in Sudan and its guerrilla leader Joseph Kony has been front page
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Signs of Leaving Behavior — Principles for Intervention
Now that we’ve discussed ten signs of leaving behavior, it’s time to discuss the principles for intervention: 1) Look