Promotions are a form of reward, even though they don’t always jingle like direct cash. A jump in title status alone is sometimes enough to be strong … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Worst Hiring Decision You Could Ever Make
You are probably familiar with the old saying: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Well, the worst hiring decision you could ever make is … Read more
Employer Wants to “Bring Color” to Workplace, Gets Lawsuit Instead
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s get one thing clear. Anyone can be a victim of discrimination. And when it comes to race, we’re talking black, white, … Read more
Why Your Best Performers Usually Make the Worst Leaders
We all make this mistake, and we’ll continue to make this mistake. It’s the same old story: One of your employees performs really, really well, and because … Read more
How Do You Handle a New Hire Who Wants an iPhone 6 Type Job Upgrade?
I think there is an epidemic in our society, and I’m going to blame Apple. Sure other cell phone companies do the same thing, but Apple was the one who … Read more
The Path to Success: 8 Little Secrets to Getting Promoted
It’s never too early to carve out your path to success. Start to think, act, and communicate like a leader to get the promotion you ultimately want. Even … Read more
How Do You Help a New Leader When Leadership Doesn’t Come Naturally?
As many of us know from experience, too often people are promoted because they are good at what they do, but not all high-performing individuals make good … Read more
Outside Hires: Why Are They Always Sexier Than Internal Candidates?
It was announced this week that the University of Southern California had hired the University of Washington’s head football coach, and former USC … Read more
What Makes A Good Manager? 7 Things To Ask Before You Promote
It’s important to motivate and reward your best people, but is promotion really the right call? In the medical sales field and across a number of … Read more
What Happens When You Promote and It Doesn’t Work?
What do you do when you promote someone in your organization and it just doesn’t work out? I’m not talking about someone who simply struggles a … Read more