by Mike Duke | Jun 12, 2018 | High Performance, Leadership, Mike Duke
Prior to getting into the Search industry I was the Director of Recruiting for a large sales organization. When I joined they had a lot of “People Problems.” Turnover was over 50% and new first year people were failing at an alarming rate. I was tasked with closing...
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 Mike Duke | Apr 24, 2018 | Mike Duke, Success, Successful People, Your Career
Way back in the 1920’s Andrew Carnegie was one of the most famous millionaires in America. He owned the Bethlehem Steel Company which produced rails for the American railroads. Carnegie employed as his chief executive a man named William Schwab, whose ability in...
by Travis Jones | Apr 17, 2018 | Resume, Success, Travis Jones | CEO
A few years ago I had the opportunity to help co-produce a full-length family film called Treasure Blind. In an attempt to get the opportunity to show our movie at a number of film festivals, we produced a trailer that we hoped would grab the attention of the hosts. ...
