Archive(s) for May, 2010

People First Brochure

Friday, May 14th, 2010

People First Brochure

The Art of Resiliency

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Companies are made great by their ability to surpass their competition in good times and bad. But what do leaders of great companies do in uncertain times? How do they plan for the future, when no one knows if the economy may be going up, down or remaining flat? What do great leaders do when they simply don’t know what to do? They practice the[...]

New Learners for the New Economy

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

What qualities do you need as a learner to adapt to our new economy? What learning attributes do employers seek in the flatter, fragmented and constantly changing workplace? It’s clear many of the ways we were taught to be learners in school are directly in contrast to the qualities we need in today’s economy and job market. Here are 12 habits[...]

ROI of Gen Y

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Every day an employer asks me why they should hire gen y employees citing work ethic and entitlement issues. As a member of gen Y, I know my peers and I can be a little different when we enter the workplace (which is, on average, about 10 minutes later than you’d like). Sure, we show up to work with our iPod buds dangling out of our purse or[...]