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Seek First to Understand…
Posted on February 17, 2016 by Lisa Sperow in LeadershipSay it with me, Covey fans… “…Then to be understood.” I have read The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People countless times, yet I am always amazed at just how much I can use the refresher. The principles are so basic, so intuitive, and always so relevant to whatever environment I’m currently in. They’re also […]
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Let’s Get Engaged!
Posted on February 13, 2016 by Lisa Sperow in Employee Engagement, Our Featured Guest BlogsEmployee engagement is finally getting its turn in the limelight. According to the Deloitte’s 2015 Global Human Capital Trends report, HR professionals and business owners surveyed reported culture and employee engagement as their #1 challenge. And two-thirds of them voiced the intent to make employee engagement a strategic priority in the coming year. We recently […]
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Using Pre-Employment Assessments: The Three-Legged Stool Rule
Posted on February 2, 2016 by Lisa Sperow in AssessmentsLet me begin by getting this statement out of the way: I am a raving fan of using assessments in the hiring process. As someone who has hired extensively throughout my own career, I know the importance of making the right (or the wrong) decisions when it comes to bringing new people into an organization. […]
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Career Assessments: Who Should Use Them and What Can They Tell You?
Posted on November 23, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Career Planning, Mid Career TransitionsIt’s always fun to ask kids what they want to be when they grow up. We often get answers like teachers, doctors, policemen, nurses, or ballerinas, don’t we? When’s the last time you heard a kid tell you that he wanted to be an architectural drafter, a nuclear medicine technologist, an urban planner, or a […]
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Changing Careers at 40: You CAN Do It!
Posted on October 22, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Career PlanningIf you’re thinking of changing careers at 40, let me start by saying this: You can do it! You’re not crazy. It’s not too late. You haven’t wasted your life up until now. There’s something about the age of 40 that makes us want to take a time-out and evaluate our lives. Professionally, we’re close […]
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How to Choose a Career: 3 Things to Consider
Posted on September 23, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Career PlanningChoosing a career is one of most important decisions we make in our lives. It’s right up there with deciding who to marry and whether or not we will have children. The time you spend at work will represent over one-third of your adult life, so there’s a little pressure to get this one right. […]
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Want to Change Careers? What Will You Be When You Grow Up?
Posted on August 23, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Career PlanningWhat do you want to be when you grow up? Seems like a fair question for a kid, doesn’t it? I ask my kids that question all the time, and the answers frequently change. My oldest daughter has wanted to be a frog farmer (raising frogs with the goal of selling them to PetSmart), a […]
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Choosing a Career: How Important is the Money?
Posted on August 15, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Career Planning, Mid Career TransitionsThe last few years have been rather turbulent for the average American worker, haven’t they? As sick as we may be of talking about the economy and the recession, it’s difficult to avoid the subjects when it comes to talking about jobs and careers. Our country’s workforce has been battered as we’ve gone through this […]
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All Sales Reps are Not Created Equal
Posted on June 23, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Creating High Performing Sales RepsWhat’s the formula for success for a great salesperson? If you’ve hired sales reps for any amount of time, chances are you’ve got a list of traits that you could name in trying to answer that question. And while those traits may be the “right” answer for sales reps at your company, they may be […]
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Contemplating a Midlife Career Change? 5 Books for Your Review
Posted on May 15, 2015 by Lisa Sperow in Career Planning, Mid Career TransitionsAre you contemplating a midlife career change? If so, you’re probably a little scared. Changing jobs, at any age, is a big deal, but… changing careers? That’s a new level of scary. If you’re to the point where you’re considering such a dramatic move, I don’t have to tell you that it’s not an overnight […]
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