Salary conversations involve lots of competing issues. The hiring executive has a position to fill, yet lives with all sorts of pressures such as compensation precedents already present in the organization, an educated guess of the potential cost-benefits of the...
As my kids get older and move along on their respective career journeys, it makes me wonder about the factors that may lead to their success or challenges. Why was I able to do really well in some of the roles that I had versus other teammates?. We were all smart...
John was a great contributor to his software firm. He was the leading salesperson and was constantly adding new ideas to the organization to do with product issues, ways to connect with customers and value-added services. He’s always been a driver so, as is often the...
Once the interview has passed through the initial screening process, both parties become aware of a connection. They like each other, feel that there might be a match, and the interview moves from an interrogation of the candidate to one of selling the Company and its...
We are inundated from all sides by data, yet what I really pay attention to are the stories. They are the anecdotes behind the ‘why’, the ‘how’, the ‘where’ and the ‘who’. They touch us emotionally in a way that facts and figures don’t, and at their core they speak to...
If you’re like, me, you’ve been watching the recent ‘outing’ of sexual harassment cases of major celebrities and executives with, I’m sure, some very personal thoughts. Whether this is a tipping point of the relationship between the sexes I’m not sure, but clearly...
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