Still Crazy After All these Years!

Ten years ago, I ventured off on my own, fulfilling a lifelong dream to be self-employed. I grew up in a classic combined Irish/Italian extended family where many of the people were self-employed artisans of some sort. Being married with relatively young children...

Goals 

One of the better definitions of success that I’ve come across is “the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal”. I first heard that particular definition in a recording of Earl Nightingale, a famous speaker and educator. According to this way of thinking,...

Leadership

Over the past decade, numerous studies and surveys have been conducted on the topic of leadership. For a presentation I conducted with an IT organization, I reviewed a range of research material to answer the question: “Does leadership really make a difference?” What...

Staffing Point of View 

Ask a wide range of recruiters to describe or identify what they would most want their clients, hiring managers, to know in order to make the recruiting process more effective and valuable, and you’re likely to hear some or all of the following points: • As the hiring...

Taking Stock 

Hiring people is a little like buying stocks. You may be ready to buy (as in hire a candidate) thinking the value of that investment is likely to increase. Unfortunately, you’re sometimes buying from, or away from, someone (the current employer, another company...

The Role of Hiring Managers 

This segment is for those of you who are, have been, or are likely to be hiring managers. As you begin the staffing process, there is a variety of information you might find useful in making the process move swiftly and smoothly. Depending on position, it may take...