Transitioning To Professional Management

What is your management style, entrepreneurial or professional? Starting a company is by definition an entrepreneurial venture. That is, it takes the full dedication of the founder ...

Collaborate, Innovate and Inspire: How to support other entrepreneurs and delight your customers

‘Stick to your knitting’ is a phrase I often hear during our board meetings from one of my senior team, and he’s right. The key to business success, I believe, is honing your ...

Sales Accountability Is a Two Player Game

Every Saturday morning, our six-year-old son comes crashing into our room with the same earnest request: “Daddy, can we play games on the TV together?” Since the time he was able ...

Is Culture the X Factor in Hiring Staffing Leaders?

The world of investing has taken serious note of the human capital industry. So much so that a rapidly growing number of private equity firms now have staffing companies in their portfolios. ...

Does EQ fit in the tech-dominated future of work?

Does emotional intelligence figure in in the tech-dominated, distributed workplace of the future? It likely does. EQ was a topic the other week during a panel discussion on the future ...

Want a More Effective Leadership Team? Take These Three Actions

The staffing industry by its very nature is a very reactionary business. When a client needs to fill a position, they typically need someone immediately. Every time the phone rings, ...

Promises vs. Reality

Promises are just words, but delivering on them matters — and failing to do so can be costlier than you think. In the real world, making good on your word is often easier said than ...

Innovation Is Easy! — Part 2

In my last post, I discussed how, as trusted advisors to our clients, our role is to help them innovate — and I provided a few examples of how my team is doing just that. Here, I ...

Leveraging Social Media to Your Business Advantage

Social media is becoming a powerful business tool.  It is very common for businesses to post their latest achievements and other useful customer information on various media sites. ...

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