Let’s talk Engagement! The kind that keeps your employee’s emotionally connected with your business, vision and purpose. According to a Gallup October 28, 2011 report by Nikki Blacksmith and Jim Harder 71% of American workers are actively disengaged on the job! As the economy improves these workers are going to be the first to go [...]

As the economy appears to be healing from the Great Recession employees are becoming restless and beginning to think about a new job!  I heard the other day that current employees start getting restless feet and begin thinking about new opportunities within 18 months on the job. In the recruitment world, we are seeing more [...]

As we move into Fall, we will begin to think about our goals for 2012. That might seem like a long way off right now, it will be here quicker than we realize. Why wait until 12-31 to make out your goals; start now. Here is a summary from my good friend, John Spence on [...]

This week I was interviewing a candidate and asked, “can you motivate others”? He quickly, thinking this is the answer I wanted, said an emphatic – YES! I asked again, telling him this is a trick question, and said are you sure? He again said, “absolutely Yes”! ok, maybe I was being a little manipulative [...]