A key individual that the Chiefs would have never won the 2020 Super Bowl without? It’s not Patrick Mahomes! That man is Brett Veach, the General Manager for the Chiefs. He is an excellent case study of effective leadership.
Read MoreMonths into hybrid work, not everyone agrees on how it’s going. Employees and employers are divided. Many leaders yearn for the office life of 2019—hallways abuzz with chatter, coffee overflowing.
Read MoreSimply put, a company can not hold an employee liable for acts taken in the scope of their responsibilities. But with the right agreement in place, they can do so with a contractor.
Read MoreAnd top-notch soft skills eat experience for breakfast: According to Forbes, 94% of recruiters believe that top-notch soft skills outweigh experience when it comes to promotion to leadership positions.
Read MoreChanges and adjustments are a natural part of operating a business. A business is always looking to optimize sales funnels, cut costs, and better understand the needs of its customers. In some situations, though, it may take more than slight refinements to keep a business going.
Read MoreWe also value people that ‘just work.' Margot Anderson puts it this way: “We place great importance on people … who are able to deliver consistently good results time after time and who can be depended upon to deliver on commitments and promises. Fundamentally they make life … easier, more enjoyable and more rewarding.”
Read MoreWhen this happens, are companies just cutting fat and using the opportunity to eliminate unwanted and unnecessary staff? And when they freeze hiring, does that affect only the “nice-to-have” positions, or does it apply across the board?
Read MoreI think that sales-centric and customer-centric are inherently the same. In today’s transparent markets, one cannot sell without putting the customer front and center. Simply put, salespeople work to understand customer needs or problems and then sell solutions that address those.
Read MoreHistorically, in Europe, interims work full-time until the assignment ends. But fractionalization – an increasing factor in talent staffing and management – is creating new opportunities in the interim field. By market, 51% of Spanish interims and 40% of Italian interims were on part-time rather than full-time assignments. Interims in most other markets reported an average of 20-30%, and 25% was the overall European average of fractional assignments.
Read MoreThe best leaders do two things: they can knowingly and intently apply different styles based on what the situation calls for; while staying true to themselves and reliable to those around them.
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