Awesome Facebook and Google Stats You Can't Ignore
By Ira Wolfe Monday Mar 8, 2010I continue to be awed by the statistics pumped out hourly, daily and monthly by Internet giants Google and Facebook. Likewise, I’m flabbergasted when I speak to CEOs and business owners who don’t embrace the Internet as an integral cog in their business model. For instance, just look at these numbers from Google: Daily page views - 7.2 billion Monthly worldwide searches - 87.8 billion The amount of data processed daily by Google - 20 PB (every book in every US library – 2PB) Words per minute written on Blogger - 270,000
The Pros and Cons of Rehiring Employees Who Quit
By Ira Wolfe Friday Mar 5, 2010Just a few years ago, using the axiom “time heals all wounds” and boomerang worker in the same sentence would seem so…contradictory. Today, many employees who have left a company to pursue opportunity elsewhere have shed the label “traitor” and have been ordained corporate “alumni.”
You're Homesick. Should Your Employer Offer Support?
By Ira Wolfe Thursday Mar 4, 2010Just when I thought I heard it all… I didn’t. Just a few days ago, another story surfaced about how Millennials — often labeled as the spoiled, coddled and entitled generation — seemed to live up to their billing.
Jobs Are Scarce, But Candidates' Expectations Aren't
By Ira Wolfe Tuesday Mar 2, 2010There’s an assumption pervading board rooms and inner circles of management that high unemployment is tempering the demands of candidates. I’ve got a simple response: Stop drinking the Kool-Aid!
3 Ways Small Business Can Take Advantage of the Web
By Ira Wolfe Monday Mar 1, 2010If you’re an executive or business owner looking for a good reason to ignore social media in your business, here’s some potentially good news. You can simply ignore it if you can say “I agree” to all three of the following statements: I have more business than you know what to do with. Robust relationships aren’t important for customer satisfaction and referrals in my business. I don’t need more traffic to my website. How did you do? I suspect most of you didn’t pass the test.
Video: Why Generation Gaps Are About Attitude, Not Age
By Ira Wolfe Tuesday Feb 23, 2010One of my mother’s biggest complaints in life? Old people! My mother is 86 years old.
A Case Study for Why Small Business Needs Twitter
By Ira Wolfe Tuesday Feb 23, 2010Inevitably, when I mention Twitter to clients and audiences, a large majority tell me “I don’t get it.”
The Hypocrisy Behind Gen Y Criticism
By Ira Wolfe Monday Feb 22, 2010Entitlement has become a dirty word these days, especially when you pit a Baby Boomer with a Gen Y. When I asked my audience recently what words first comes to mind to describe Gen Y (born between 1980 and 2000), a Baby Boomer (born between 1946 and 1954) shouted out “entitled!” “I’ve worked hard every single day since I graduated high school,” she said angrily. “And these damn kids expect to get everything handed to them today.”
Podcast: Managing a Multi-Generation Workforce
By Ira Wolfe Friday Feb 19, 2010How can business owners and managers meet the challenges of managing and working in a multi-generational workforce? Check out the podcast I recorded recently with Donald Roeck, host of Delmarva Today, on Public Radio Delmarva -WSDL 90.7 and WSCL 89.5.
Business Owners: It's Time to Worry About Gen Y Joblessness
By Ira Wolfe Wednesday Feb 17, 2010While the Great Recession appears to be over, a return to normalcy seems far off. At least that's according to a recent article published in The Atlantic.
