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Are You Leveraging the Recession to Upgrade Your Team?
By Barry Deutsch Friday Jul 2, 2010Upgrading your talent during the recession could be one of the most important steps you take as a manager or executive. The recession provides the perfect opportunity to upgrade your team. We're in one of the deepest recessions I've witnessed in over 25 years of executive search. Many of our clients are systematically looking at their management teams and determining which roles can be upgraded.
Are You Managing An Adult Day Care Center?
By Barry Deutsch Friday Jul 2, 2010One of my associates, Mike Pierce, our Director of Sales Recruiting, posted a blog on our Hire and Retain Blog, that has been one of our more popular blog postings. After having one client use the phrase "Managing an Adult Day Care Center" when describing issues related to his sales team, Mike brought together one of the frustrations facing many managers and executives.
The Role of Visuals in Effective Presentations: Avoid 'Bullet Boredom'
By Jay Forte Thursday Jun 24, 2010Delivering a successful speech isn't easy, as most managers and leaders know. Recently, I described to you the ways a PowerPoint presentation can do serious damage to your career. I then spoke with three leading presentation experts, one of whom spoke about the need for clarity and brevity and offered other salient tips.
Your Business Phone Isn't as Secure as You Think
By Kevin Beaver Thursday Jun 24, 2010I recently heard a caller speaking with consumer advocate Clark Howard about a phone he purchased online. The caller said he had all sorts of personal information belonging to the phone's previous owner, including her health care records. Not good.
Where Art Thou, Leaders? Management Lessons from the Gulf
By Ira Wolfe Thursday Jun 24, 2010The disaster in the Gulf has been a disaster of leadership. As a result, leadership lessons seem to be gushing from the incident faster than Deepwater Horizon is spewing oil. Where art thou, leaders?
Manager Dilemma: When a Top Employee's Promotion Creates a Void
By Jay Forte Wednesday Jun 23, 2010This week’s Manager's Dilemma addresses a challenge many of my clients face — intentionally holding an employee back from a promotion or increased responsibilities because the employee is so effective and valuable in his/her current role. Here is a situation I encountered:
How to Deliver an Unforgettable Speech: Take the 'Me' Out
By Jay Forte Wednesday Jun 23, 2010Delivering an effective presentation isn't easy, as most managers and leaders know. As a follow-up to a previous post, "How PowerPoint Presentations Can Kill Your Career," I spoke with three leading presentation experts.
4 Social Networking Personalities. Which One's Yours?
By Ira Wolfe Wednesday Jun 23, 2010It’s been said that if you ask five lawyers for their opinion, you’ll get at least six answers. Well, the same might be said for social networking except that behavioral preferences narrow the list to four likely responses.
A Future Without Offices? 6 Things to Consider First
By Ira Wolfe Tuesday Jun 22, 2010Can you see an office-less company in your future? Estimates of how many people telecommute and how often they do it vary widely, but the result is the same: telework is growing rapidly.
How to Deliver an Unforgettable Speech: Be Clear, Be Brief
By Jay Forte Tuesday Jun 22, 2010In your role, you have to be exceptional in front of any audience. Whether hosting a meeting, presenting results to your board, giving a toast or presenting an award, you have to be confident, capable and comfortable. Many managers and leaders are not.
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how to productize a service business
Monday Jul 26, 2010Can you provide examples of techniques to productize services without commoditizing? I think many service businesses struggle with the difficulty of scaling up without productization of their service offerings.The BP Gulf of Mexico Crisis is just gushing with leadership lessons.
Thursday Jun 17, 2010What do you think are the most important lessons leaders can learn from this?What's your favorite "ice breaker" team building exercise?
Thursday Jun 17, 2010A client of mine is looking for a 20 to 30 minute exercise his manager's can use at their department meetings. What are your favorites?Why is it important to train your sales and management team on social media protocols?
Tuesday Jun 8, 2010Social media is here to stay, agreed? It's not a fad, a gimmick, a quick fix, it is for real. Whether or not you can make money via social media is another question. But for now, it's critical to understand how to use social media properly as a businesRe: What can businesses do to attract former clients?
Monday Jun 7, 2010Many of us have watched our best clients wander off during the recession. They grew tired, budgets were slashed or they simply reassessed priorities. How do you win them back? To answer this, take a page out of most any romance novel. First, letRe: Will the iPad be useful as a business tool?
Wednesday May 26, 2010My wife and I both have iPads and, for most of our day, the iPad is a great combination of our iPhones and Macs. We are using them for fast speech writing and delivery, note taking in conferences, and email management as we work on our program here inRe: Will the iPad be useful as a business tool?
Wednesday May 26, 2010My wife and I both have iPads and, for most of our day, the iPad is a great combination of our iPhones and Macs. We are using them for fast speech writing and delivery, note taking in conferences, and email management as we work on our program here inRe: Will the iPad be useful as a business tool?
Wednesday May 26, 2010My wife and I both have iPads and, for most of our day, the iPad is a great combination of our iPhones and Macs. We are using them for fast speech writing and delivery, note taking in conferences, and email management as we work on our program here inRe: Will the iPad be useful as a business tool?
Wednesday May 26, 2010My wife and I both have iPads and, for most of our day, the iPad is a great combination of our iPhones and Macs. We are using them for fast speech writing and delivery, note taking in conferences, and email management as we work on our program here inRe: Will the iPad be useful as a business tool?
Wednesday May 26, 2010My wife and I both have iPads and, for most of our day, the iPad is a great combination of our iPhones and Macs. We are using them for fast speech writing and delivery, note taking in conferences, and email management as we work on our program here in