3 Reasons Why Indecisiveness Is Worse Than a Wrong Call
Some people agonize for days, weeks, months – even years coming on one side or the other of an important decision. For some, even mundane choices like what restaurant to go to for dinner or what brand of an item to get from a choice of five similar items can be dilapidating and painful to
Active Inquiry in Organizational Change
An essential part of Edgar Schein’s Process Consulting practice model (discussed in-depth in my book) is the use of Active Inquiry. A guiding assumption in Active Inquiry is that an insecure client will not reveal essential facts about the organization’s situation. Without these essential facts, the Organizational Change (OC) consultant is placed in a position
4 Employee Documentation Mistakes
We’ve all been there. An issue with an employee comes up. It looks like its time to either do some corrective action or maybe even termination. What is the first question asked? “Did you document?” Documentation is much easier said than done. We all have good intentions but when time is short and responsibilities are
Make Your Career With Travel Nurse Jobs
If you are a nurse and are willing to travel, there are many opportunities available for you to work as a traveling nurse. Travel nurses have the opportunity to work as far or as close to their homes as possible. If the nurse accepts the traveling position, he/she has an excellent opportunity to work in
Gauge Your Entrepreneurial Readiness – With an Entrepreneur Test
What does an entrepreneur test look like? How do you measure whether you’re ready to start your own business? With the number of idled or displaced workers in the broad economy today, many are wondering if it’s time to invest in their own business start-up. Those are just two of the questions that online business
Simple Tips To Take Care Of Your Branding Iron
Branding irons are simple devices. However, you still need to take good care of them. And this is true about conventional models as well. They contain a flame that heats up. So, you need to follow a proper procedure to ensure that the iron keeps working properly. In this article, we are going to talk
Employment – New York Recruitment CEO’s Top 3 Advice For Job Seekers
Times are tough and good jobs are harder to come by. There is a lot of competition for available positions in this recessionary economy. Here is some job-hunting advice provided during an interview I had with Ken Sundheim, President, KAS Placement, LLC in New York City. KAS Placement was founded five years ago by Ken
How To Quit Your Current Job And Teach Guitar Instead
Do you hate your day job? As a guitar player, you can already see how working a job like this steals time away from not only becoming a better guitarist, but trying to build a successful career in music. Good news is, there is another option that is right in front of you. Teaching guitar
The Three Schools of Business Ethics
G. Richard Shell, author of Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People, identifies three primary schools of ethics in negotiation. To me, they are equally valuable in examining ethics in the context of business in general. 1. The Poker School – “It’s a Game” To poker players, business is a game and anything that
How to Develop Military Officer to Civilian Transition Career Strategies
Developing Military Officer to Civilian Transition Strategies If you are planning to use the skills and experience you gained in your military job to obtain a proper civilian position, you need to know some important strategies. Many service members face challenges when they leave active duty. They do not know how to handle those challenges
Creative Outdoor Advertising Ideas for Car Dealers and Real Estate Professionals
The successful business owner or manager must rethink marketing strategies during times of change. Implement new methods of reaching new markets and watch your sales figures grow. The truth is that the business that thrives and survives is the one with a creative marketing plan designed to reach larger, untapped audiences. To reach out to
The Significance of Social Media for Business Marketing
Let us talk about a simple fact, which is, social media presence is really significant for your business these days. This significance is growing at a great speed with each passing day. No matter you are the owner of a local shop in your area or running a company or business at a national level,
How Management Consulting Can Profit Your Business Firm
Every new day should always come with new ideas. Because of the competition prevalent in the business world, you always need to consult on strategies that can help you manage every aspect of your business so that it remains in the competition and gets an edge among its rivals. With industry rivalry also becoming prevalent,
Eight Skills of Highly Successful Consultants
With deference to Dr. Covey and his very popular Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (all habits that will make us better consultants!), here are eight skills that all of us as consultants can work on to improve. This article will start with three overarching skills, then describe five more specific skills to consider in













