An article in the Financial Post, titled, “Woman CEO’s View: No you can’t have it all,” got me thinking about how women are often the ones who take time out of their career to raise a family. That got me thinking about Brenda Barnes.
Brenda Barnes is the poster child for women who want to take [...]
“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.”
John Lennon
Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think?
1. “Most of the investment in organizational training and development is wasted because most of the knowledge and skills gained (well over 80% by some estimates) are [...]
With every business scrambling today to do more with less, it surprises me how many are missing the very best way to increase leads or sales with existing resources.
Marketers call it conversion optimization, which borders dangerously on being jargon but I haven’t thought of anything better to call it yet. What we’re talking about is [...]
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about the hidden job market, dress and [...]
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER
Title: book titles from Hell
Competency: sense of humor
Who benefits: those who need a laugh
Consultant Usage: entertain your friends
What’s it about? Being as this is the time honored day of acknowledging Fools, I thought a day of wacky book titles might be in order!
Writing for this Blog takes me on some strange [...]