All You Control is How You Play
As Marcus Aurelius wrote, it doesn’t matter what other people say or think, it only matters what you do.
The Greatest Shortcut for Leaders Is Reading Books
Not every reader is a leader, Harry Truman once observed, but every leader is a reader. You have to be.
12 Little Milestones You Should Be Celebrating at Work
It’s not just the major work wins you should be pumped about—the many small milestones that occur in a given week or month are worth celebrating, too.
How Celebrating Workplace Milestones Improves Employee Engagement
by Rise Staff When team members see that their work is having a direct impact on the success of a company, it motivates them to contribute their best work. Celebrating workplace milestones shows employees that, not only are they a valued and honoured member of the team, but they are also contributing meaningful work to…
How Having the Right Kind of Rival Can Help You Thrive in a Changing World
by Marina Munn and Simon Sinek Writer Simon Sinek believes that many of the struggles faced by organizations exist because their leaders are playing an infinite game with a finite mindset. One key aspect of cultivating an infinite mindset is to identify who your Worthy Rivals are — and study them. “Traditional competition forces us…
Five Ways Leaders Can Adopt An Infinite Business Mindset
by Susan Galer Beating the competition to become Number One is a losing business strategy. In Simon Sinek’s world view, there are two types of games: finite and infinite. Finite games have known players, fixed rules and agreed upon objectives. In contrast, rules are changeable in the infinite game, with unknown and unknown players who…
How to Find Your Superpower
by Gwen Moran Determining strengths and weaknesses is an integral part of most professionals’ personal development. After all, if you don’t know where you’re strongest, you may have trouble aligning your work with your best skills and may even miss the boat on developing essentials skills for the future. An array of evaluation tools has…
What Is Your Super Power At Work?
by Dede Henley Do you know that every person who works for you has a super power? Well, they do. Superman could lift tall buildings, and Luke Skywalker had the super powers of levitation and premonition (among others!). As a leader, your job is to figure out the natural gifts and abilities of each member of…
The Importance of Working For A Boss Who Supports You
by Sarah Landrum Employers seek loyalty and dedication from their employees but sometimes fail to return their half of the equation, leaving millennial workers feeling left behind and unsupported. Professional relationships are built on trust and commitment, and working for a boss that supports you is vital to professional and company success. Employees who believe…
Retain More Employees With Stay Interviews
by Bill Conerly Employees are quitting in droves, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, backed up by hard data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employee retention is easier than recruiting, I argued in my article about reducing employee turnover. And a great technique for employee retention is the Stay Interview. Exit interviews…
Niche Recruiters: The Best Kept Secret for Job Seekers
by Nancy Charney Executive recruiters, particularly those specializing in niche industries, are the best kept secret for job seekers in this competitive market. Working with Charney & Associates is a unique experience in that we remain focused on specific career needs, not generic job openings. Searching for a new position requires a great deal of…
The Value an Executive Recruiter Brings To An Organization? Priceless.
by Nancy Charney “These FSE’s, we are now finding them everywhere. Don’t know that we will be using your services any longer.” After nearly 25 in the industry, it is surprising that we still hear this sentiment from client companies. No matter what the status of the economy, career boards will be flooded with inquiries….
The Little Things That Affect Our Work Relationships
by Kerry Roberts Gibson and Beth Schinoff One afternoon a manager we’ll call Kassie sent an email to her teammate, Harrison, explaining why she hadn’t included him in a meeting with a group of company executives earlier that day. She and Harrison got along well, and she wanted to make sure he wasn’t offended. Two…
When Managers Take Their Stress Out on Their Employees
by Sabina Nawaz Adam ran a $500 million business. The company was on a sharp upward trajectory, the biggest competitor was a distant second, and his board loved him. But there was a problem. Even though his company was performing well, his employees’ productivity seemed sluggish. Designs required countless iterations, development was fraught with delays,…
Want to Know a Secret?
Posts from Dave Sjolin and John Assaraf on NeuroGym Achievers Facebook Group Page Dave Sjolin: In reading many posts, I’ve come to realize that many of you are looking for that spark of motivation that will get you going (again). Unfortunately, motivation is not the spark that will get you moving. Motivation is a result….
21 Freakishly Effective Ways to Motivate Employees (Updated for 2019)
by Jeff Murphy You finally have your dream team in place. You’ve hired selectively, waiting for just the right fit for each role. These are people with stellar backgrounds and proven track records of success. On paper, these individuals are poised to contribute to your culture and help take your department – and your business…
10 Tips For Not Screwing Up Your Video Interview
by John Sumser There are two basic types of video interview. Live interviews, where you talk to the interviewer from your video device, were the first wave. While they are still used, their use is declining. Taped interviews, where you respond to prompts, either written or in an application, are becoming the norm. They allow…
How To Conduct A Successful Video Interview
by Matt Krumrie Rayanne Thorn’s first recruiting job was as an executive recruiter for a health care company, where she was responsible for filling senior level positions. “We flew candidates in to LAX or Orange County Airport from all over the county for face-to-face interviews,” says Thorn, now Vice President of Product Marketing and Strategy…