Articles: Insight to today's job scene

Five Ways to Increase Your ‘MEQ’, Meeting Efficiency Quotient

Categories: Management Tools — by jpwhitaker on January 30, 2008

by, Janis Whitaker 
When was the last time you left a meeting and said, “That was a great meeting. We accomplished a lot. I’m glad I was a part of that.”  You can’t remember?  Well, you are probably not alone. According to a survey of 1,000 business leaders made by Hofstra University and Harrison Consulting Services, [...]

Hiring and Retaining Healthcare Professionals

Categories: Interviewer Tips, Management Tools — by jpwhitaker on December 18, 2007

 What are optimal ways to hire and retain the 3.5 billion healthcare workers predicted to come into the workforce by 2012?  (US Bureau of Labor Statistics) 
Use a proven interviewing technique and an effective mentor program!           
For many years, healthcare workers were hired for what they knew, but not how they did their job.  Interviewers should ask [...]

The War for Financial Talent: A Perfect Storm

Categories: Interviewer Tips, Management Tools — by jpwhitaker on

Written by Ken C. Schmitt, Published in the Carlsbad Business Journal, September 2007
It is simply a matter of supply and demand.  With the local unemployment rate now sitting at a low 4.8% and a fundamental shift in the rules governing financial reporting, the supply of financial professionals has been greatly diminished at a time when [...]

“A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making”

Categories: Management Tools — by jpwhitaker on November 29, 2007

By David J. Snowden and Mary E. Boone, November 2007
(a summary for Leaders by Sharon Griggs, Griggs & Associates)
“Wise executives tailor their approach to fit the complexity of the circumstances they face.”
POINTS TO PONDER
*All too frequently, leaders believe that decision-making approaches that have served them well in specific situations in the past will continue to [...]

20 STRATEGIES TO USE WHEN YOU WRITE AND SEND EMAIL

Categories: Management Tools — by jpwhitaker on November 27, 2007

by Peter “The Time Man” Turla
www.TimeMan.com
Here is a “Top-20″ list of ideas that my time management seminar participants came up with during a brainstorming session. Keep these ideas in mind whenever you’re writing and sending e-mail.
1.      If it’s appropriate, insert “No Reply Needed” in the “Subject” line or the opening of your e-mail. This [...]

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