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Is There Conflict In the Business…

Between what you ask your employees to do and company policies?

Can you relate to this story?

Each employee was asked to take at least 25 hours of professional development training related to their field of expertise each year. Much of the training that related to their expertise (financial in general) was held during the […]

Is Your Team in Trouble?

Be on the lookout for these signs…

Every team has trouble at some point. When someone tells me their team is always running smoothly with never an issue to be addressed, I immediately ask them how connected they are to their team. At some point your team is going to have an issue that needs […]

Preparing to Meet Professional Development Needs in the New Year

Determining Employee Needs

As a Human Resource Professional, are you prepared to meet employee professional development needs in the upcoming need? Do you know what is needed in skill development?

Here are some suggestions on ways to gather information (in a short time) as to what may be needed/desired in professional development:

Meet with the […]

Develop your Personal Network

Start right in the new year…

You need a strong personal network to succeed in business. The most successful individuals are those who build strong relationships and utilize those relationships to make great things happen. However, it is not one-sided. You need to give back to your network, not just take from them.

Networks are […]

Managing Publicity for Your Business

A recent article in Business on Main entitled, Don’t Let To-Die-For Publicity Kill Your Business, reminded me of a local restaurant that served fantastic Arabic cuisine.

The restaurant, soon after opening, was visited by a restaurant critic who posted his review in The Boston Globe magazine and a few other magazines. The critic raved about […]