I’ve kicked off this new exercise program. As I was bemoaning my aches and pains this morning, I was also taking inventory of what it required from my day. Ack! I admit—I was whining about the time it was taking from my life. I felt a little like Jeb Bush. I could be doing “a lot of cool things” with that time.
Month: October 2015
Are Today’s Small Businesses Stuck with Employees Who Have Yesterday’s Skills?
According to a recent article on Forbes.com, HR executives indicate that their biggest challenge today is the skills gap, which seems to be widening instead of closing. A trend that is impacting the skills gap is the explosive growth in the use of technology. More and more employers see and are pained over the lack of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills in the current and future workforce. College curriculum is not aligning with needs of the job marketplace. About 70% of employers believe that learning is required for employees just to keep up with their current jobs—especially true in the technology and healthcare fields.
It is imperative then, with today’s rapid pace of change, workers must continuously educate themselves in order to avoid stagnating the economy.
4 Unorthodox Tools to Energize Your Business Growth
https://www.synnovatia.com/strategic-business-consultations/Ask any entrepreneur for the tools to business growth and you’ll likely get the usual suspects—the right strategy, the right marketing, the right client, the right service. The list is endless.
What few small business entrepreneurs stop to consider is the impact that unusual, offbeat, unsuspecting tools have on growing one’s business….like these.
Beware! 13 of the Best Lies Told by Job Candidates
Nothing…and I mean nothing is worse than following a rigorous interview process only to disover the candidate lied! Ack! Especially after the time and expense of bringing them on board.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Guess what? You’ll never be fooled again when you read Margaret Jacoby of MJ Management Solutions, Inc. list of the most common lies you’ll hear during the interview.
How My 10 Year-Old Nephew Became My Business Coach
I had the pleasure of spending time with my great-nephew and niece recently. Mom and Dad attended a sales conference, and the “granny nanny” had jury duty. Not knowing what to expect beyond the twice daily Suburban drives to and from school, my mind was open to whatever the experience would bring. Little did I suspect THIS would happen…