Want to avoid being part of the 40% of executives that fail in their first 18 months* in a new job? Answer three key questions before you accept the job to mitigate organization, role and personal risks: What is the organization’s sustainable competitive advantage? Did anyone have concerns about this role and, if so, what […]
Great leaders have a profound relationship with failure. Where others might stop, shrink back, or give up, those who achieve great success move forward, undaunted in the face of failure. Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, left, talks to quarterback Russell Wilson. (Credit: AP Photo/Ben Margot) Last week, an avalanche of criticism fell on the […]
Contrary to popular belief, leadership isn’t always a natural born trait. It’s possible to learn leadership and to become increasingly skilled at leading others in both personal and professional capacities. The flip side of this is that if one is a natural born leader (i.e., they have the traits that are commonly associated with leaders […]
Before I get to my picks for the Top 10 CHROs, I want to give some background on why this list is important, and how you should use it to shape your enterprise moving forward. While every member of the executive team plays a critical role in successful organizations, aside from the CEO, a strong […]
I travel a lot, and that means I spend time in airport bookstores. At these shops, a big percentage of the selling floor is occupied by racks of self-improvement books with clever, compelling titles and handsome book jackets. It’s a lucrative phenomenon in the publishing industry — a universe unto itself. We’re actually drowning in […]
Employees remain extremely unsatisfied with their careers, which impacts their performance and productivity. A January Gallup poll reported that only 31.5% of workers in the U.S. were engaged in their jobs in 2014, a slight increase from 29.6% in 2013. A majority of employees (51%) were still “not engaged,” and 17.5% were “actively disengaged” in […]
Spoiler Report: A Recruiter will Not Find you a Job! Their Job is to Fill Jobs on their Desk Only.
Jobvite, a recruiting platform, just released its 2015 Job Seeker Nation Study, and results point to a renewed interest by the gainfully employed to look around for new opportunities. Jobvite’s survey of over 2,000 employed adults revealed: 45% of job seekers are satisfied in their job, but looking for a new one; 50% see their current […]
Have you noticed how incredibly hard it is to change a habitual behavior, even though you know full well that it’s in your best interest to do so? Have you worked so hard over six months to lose 20 pounds, only to see it creep back in a matter of days or weeks? Or have […]
Companies were supposed to mail IRS Forms W-2 and 1099 by February 2. Some are still scrambling to mail them. They have until the end of February to transmit them all to the IRS, so there’s a bit of wiggle room. Surprisingly, some workers don’t think about their status until they get the form, either W-2 or […]