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Follow a Roadmap to Results and Meet Great Business Professionals at The Consulting Alliance
Following a clear roadmap can lead to great results for your organization. When it comes to HR issues in a company, outlaying a clear strategy prior to implementation is critical to the success of any endeavor. Proper prior planning also...
Hiring the “Right” People By Levi Lundgreen
Each organization to some degree has a different set of criteria for hiring their employees. Google give surveys to job candidates to identify favorable personality or behavioral characteristics that "fit" the job opening; Zappos places 50% of their weight in...
Ways to improve a lagging employee by Min Shan Lin
Let's face it, when you are in charge of a group, there will always be that one person who is lagging a bit behind. Having one person who is a bit behind can set off the entire group dynamic. How...
Ban Divorce – For Better Marriages and Improving HR
With all the talk of marriage equality, I often wonder what it would be like if divorce was banned. Think about it for a bit; how many lives are affected when people have a divorce? How many HR situations are...
Networking Tips from Never Eat Alone
One of my favorite books of all time about business relationships and networking is Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi. Check it out on Amazon.com Keith talks about a number of great tips, including: The Networking Jerk - how to...
How Do You Manage Your Career? by Liska Wilson
by Braathe Enterprises Virtual Intern Liska Wilson According to the Australian Blueprint for Career Development, a career involves managing life, learning, and work. Using that definition as a reference, I broke down managing my career into three different, intertwining plans....
Will the Yankees Give A-Rod The Mariah Carey Treatment?
The Yankees have benched Alex Rodriguez for lack of performance on the field, but some of his off the field actions have become a distraction. Often in an organization, if someone becomes such a distraction, the company has no choice...
Hiring Frenzy in The Capital Region
Hire hire hire so you don't have to fire fire fire! When you have excess help, you can train, retrain, and retain others by avoiding burnout, poor customer service and improper planning. The time is now to find people for...
Hard to Say I’m Sorry? It Better Not Be
Sorry needn't be the hardest word. When you make mistakes, apologize. If you don't say I'm sorry, you will be sorry! Make up for your mistakes by an honest apology and you will find whatever guilt or anguish you have...