About a year ago Forbes had an article, titled Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions, that shared the “wisdom” … Read more
Four Big Reasons Managers and Executives Fail at Strategy
Why do so many executives (and high level managers) fail when it comes to executing on their strategy? The problem — their involvement stops with the … Read more
Countdown to Transform: What Transformed You, Dawn Burke?
We’re less than two weeks away from the first-ever TLNT Transform conference in Austin, Texas (Feb. 26-28), and here’s a question we asked some … Read more
Managing a “Helping” Relationship – Here Are 5 Things You Should Know
While I will never outgrow the need to expand and sharpen my technical knowledge, I think some of my biggest “opportunities for improvement” … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Here’s Why You Should Keep a Decisions Log
Last month, for the fifth year in row, I did a program for Texas A&M University and, as often happens, I think I learned just as much from the … Read more
Your Employment Brand: You Don’t Need a Super Bowl to Make Your Pitch
Living in Michigan, Chrysler’s last two Super Bowl ads have been big news in our part of the world (check out last year’s ad with Eminem here). In case you … Read more
How Bad Organizational Structure Contributed to Italy’s Cruise Ship Disaster
Why exactly the cruise ship Costa Concordia ended up on a reef 60 feet off the shore and only two hours into its January cruise is still not clear. What is … Read more
20 More of the Most Common (and Critical) Interview Problems
Second of two parts By Dr. John Sullivan Yesterday I listed The Top 30 Most Common (and Critical) Interview Problems. Here are 20 more. In total, this … Read more
People Management Lessons I Learned From GE’s Super Bowl Ads
As most readers of my blog know, I’m Irish. Though I tend to divide my time between our Dublin and Boston offices, I can’t claim to be true fan of any … Read more
The Top 30 Most Common (and Critical) Interview Problems
First of two parts By Dr. John Sullivan What’s wrong with corporate job interviews? Pretty much everything! Interviews are the second most used and … Read more