by Mike Duke | May 22, 2018 | Leadership, Mike Duke
You can’t control people. You can’t manage them either. You can manage a process or a system that people are involved in but you can’t manage the people. The fact is you can only lead people. The definition of leadership is, “The ability to get a predetermined...
by Travis Jones | May 15, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Job Success, Leadership, Outplacement, Travis Jones | CEO
At the time a decision is made to reduce your workforce, all the way through to the re-engagement of your remaining employees, planning remains a critical and meaningful factor in the effort to mitigate the many risks associated with reductions in your staff at any...
by Travis Jones | May 1, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Leadership, Outplacement, Travis Jones | CEO
During difficult economic times companies often have to do whatever they can to reduce and control costs, which typically includes reducing their workforce. Even in good economic conditions, reductions in the workforce remain a cost cutting strategy that many...
by Rick Christensen | Apr 19, 2018 | Career Transition, High Performance, Job Search, Job Success, Leadership, Rick Christensen, Success, Your Career
Congratulations, you landed that new job you’ve been praying for. All those weeks of uncertainty are over, you have a clear vision of your future. Now you can relax, take it easy and just come in every day and do your job. Right? Wrong! Now it’s time to...
by Mike Duke | Mar 13, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Leadership, Mike Duke
Before I get into how to evaluate poor performers, let me start with how to avoid having a poor performer situation. Start by hiring the right people. Did you know that if you hire the wrong people nothing works. None of your people strategies will work. Training...
by Travis Jones | Mar 6, 2018 | Leadership, Success, Travis Jones | CEO
Great leadership needs a constant flow of strategically developed personnel to keep it filled in almost every organization. It is essential to give advanced plans for how key management and leadership positions are filled in your organization. Much like a sales...
