July 6, 2020
Managing a remote team is a new art. Most managers were caught off guard when suddenly their office was evacuated and they were forced to manage their teams remotely. Worse, team performance needed to be at its peak in order to deal with one of the worst times to manage and sell in staffing history. … Continued
June 5, 2019
Technology is here to stay and makes more possible, but let’s not forget the value traditional recruiting methods provide. I am a huge on-line shopper. Sometimes I do not visit a department store for months. I really hate shopping anyway and who has time? Why would anyone want to fight for a parking spot, stand … Continued
May 28, 2019
Commission is absolutely the most incredulous foolery in the business world! It’s absurd, irrational and in more simple terms – lunacy. Some plans are so complex that even the sales reps who are the recipients don’t understand them. Others take banks of accountants to figure out. Many are computed manually because due to the outrageous … Continued
February 19, 2019
Are you using e-communication for your benefit or for your demise? It’s approximately 2pm on a Sunday and I have probably sent 50 e-messages today. This includes Facebook®, LinkedIn®, Text Messaging and Email. In comparison to other people, that is more than likely a very low number. Yet, it made me think about the high … Continued
January 11, 2019
Did you ever reach the end of the day and feel like you didn’t accomplish anything? If you answered “yes”, you probably do some multi-tasking. Multi-taskers can be classified into 3 categories: Chronic; habitual and occasional. When you feel like the speedometer is shifting toward the chronic zone, it may be a good idea to … Continued
April 25, 2018
All of the boxes were checked: good education, personable, impressive resume, professional and fairly solid work history. Couple short stints were bad luck layoffs or poor career choices that dictated a quick change. No one would expect someone to stay at a job if they were miserable. Everything started out fine. The eager beaver was … Continued
February 26, 2018
What would we do without the good old Gross Margin Report? It is a handy guide that helps analyze our staffing firm’s profitability and forecast future revenue. It is a very important tool if checked regularly because the information can help us make adjustments to ensure good profitability. Gross revenue is one thing but the … Continued
January 29, 2018
I have been involved in providing automated solutions for companies for years. I have prepared detailed presentations and have spoken at events, repetitively warning clients and our staff how to avoid being hacked. Yet, a couple of weeks ago I came seconds close to being a victim myself! What happened? I was at a Chicago … Continued
August 29, 2017
Statistics reveal that almost 30% of an average lifetime is spent at work. In daily terms, time at work equates to approximately 50% of your waking hours during a given workday. In view of that, it’s pretty important that the time people spend in a workplace translate into value for employees and companies. A company … Continued
June 27, 2017
According to the National Center for Women Information Technology (NCWIT), the U.S. Department of Labor estimated that 1.4 million computer related jobs would be available in the U.S. between 2010-2020. At current graduation rates for Information Technology, we can expect to fill only 32% of those jobs with U.S. Information Technology graduates. The NCWIT further … Continued
