David Wexler
The Business of HR
What Your Employees May Be Thinking
The recession is now seen as at an end or close to one. As a responsible leader, you reduced operating expenses in line with reduced revenues and likely reduced staff as a component of the cuts during the economic slowdown.
The good times are about to re-appear. All is good. Leaders though should not assume that employees throughout the Company share in this perspective. Why this may be so, and what leaders should consider doing to ready the Company for renewed growth are important considerations going forward.
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Robert Hebert
The Talent Jungle
Looking for a search consultant? Go For a Real Fox !
The philosopher Isaiah Berlin wrote that there are two kinds of experts; hedgehogs and foxes.
Hedgehogs have figured out how the world works. They boast a focused central view, strong convictions and ideological leanings. They are certain about what they know and prone to argue in black and white terms. George W. Bush is a hedgehog as are most of news television’s expert-class, those Jim Cramer/Bill O’Reilly types called upon by the networks for opinions on the issues de jour. Certainty is their stock, and as this is a very compelling quality in uncertain times, hedgehogs are often very successful people.
Darryl Praill
Marketing Mayhem
Marketing has changed!
I was recently asked how things have changed in the last few years of marketing. It was a great question but very innocuous. To me, this question, which is extremely valid, leads to the answer I provided my good friend.