The world is changing quickly. According to Wired.com, before the end of this century, 70 percent of todays occupations will likewise be replaced by automation. Thats an important fact for both job seekers and businesses to keep in mind. Robots are coming. Are you ready? Businesses of all shapes and sizes are starting to wonder […]
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Hammer time
So, if it’s true that to a person with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail, the really useful question is, “what sort of hammer do you have?” At big TV networks, they have a TV hammer. At a surgeon’s office, they have the scalpel hammer. A drug counselor has the talk hammer, […]
The three elements of full employment
You will never be out of work if you can demonstrably offer one of the following: Sales Additive effort Initiation Sales speaks for itself. If you can sell enough to cover what you cost and then some, there will always be someone waiting to hire you. Additive effort is distinguished from bureaucracy or feel-good showing […]
16 Reasons Why People Quit Their Jobs
As a HR professional, its your job to hire the right people for the job. No matter what you do, there is always a fair bit of employee turnover. Do you ever scratch your head and wonder why people quit their jobs? People quit their jobs for a wide variety of reasons. While every situation […]
Employer Insights; The Easiest Way To Bo...
How do you measure the success of your company? One of the most important goals of any business is to be financially healthy. There are countless ways to boost your bottom line, but often the best way is to focus on your team. Its easy to make a business look good on paper, but if […]
Watch the money
“How much life insurance do you have?” Zig Ziglar liked to say that with that one question, you could tell if someone was a successful life insurance agent. If they’re not willing to buy it with their own money, how can they honestly persuade someone else to do so? If you’re in the music business […]
Competence vs. Opportunities…
As we get more experienced, we get better, more competent, more able to do our thing. And it’s easy to fall in love with that competence, to appreciate it and protect it. The pitfall? We close ourselves off from possibility. Possibility, innovation, art–these are endeavors that not only bring the whiff of failure, they also […]
Is It Just The Good Parts…?
“I want to be an actress, but I don’t want to go on auditions.” “I want to play varsity sports, but I need to be sure I’m going to make the team.” “It’s important to sell this great new service, but I’m not willing to deal with rejection.” You don’t get to just do the […]