You post an entry-level sales position and sort through an avalanche of resumes to find a few that seem worthy of face time. After hours of boring interviews with candidates you know don’t have what it takes to make it in your organization, you suddenly encounter your next rock star. He makes a dazzling first…
With almost 2 million YouTube views in three days, this video has definitely struck a nerve with parents everywhere. (To get the full effect of his extreme measures, you have to watch to the shocking end.) There won’t be any gray area; you are either going to love or hate his parenting tactics. Has dad…
Chilly weather has presented me with an opportunity to watch television with my 4-year-old granddaughter, Brooklyn, who controls the remote. Her favorite show is the wildly popular preschool phenomenon, ‘Dora the Explorer.’ This program looked so simplistic and unimaginative to me, I thought I’d never make it through an entire 21-minute episode. However, after watching…
A colleague of mine who routinely speaks to college students accepts an offer to present a webinar to a company who employs a lot of young talent. Even though he understands college kids, this particular request is a bit out of his wheelhouse, but he decides to stretch himself and cover the topic to the…
I’ll freely admit it; I bleed orange. I’ve loved the Denver Broncos with all my heart since my dad took me to Mile High Stadium when I was only seven to see them play the evil Oakland Raiders. (The Broncos were trounced, but I’ve been a fan ever since.) I say that at the risk…
Reflecting on those stories that impacted my work in 2011, I found the stories that either confirmed my opinions and beliefs, or challenged them to the core. Agree or disagree, for anyone that employs teens and young adults, these links are worth investigating. Wishing you a bright and prosperous 2012, and a healthy flow of…
My new book Reviving Work Ethic is not for everybody, but then again, it’s a leadership book, not meant for the mass market. It releases nationwide on January 5th, but advanced copies have already leaked into the marketplace and the book is drawing sharp critiques from “unintended readers.” For the reason, let this serve as…
As a rule, I rarely read those cutesy emails that come to my inbox; the kind shared with the entire address book of the sender. For some reason, however, this one caught my eye. It mirrors the core values I espouse in my new, soon-to-be-released book – Reviving Work Ethic, and I feel compelled to…
According to yet another new survey, America’s employers believe that colleges and universities and not adequately preparing students for success after graduation. While this is not a revelation to those who’ve listened to the collective moans of employers over the last decade, what is surprising is that this partiuclar study is not one conducted by…
According to a new report from the consulting group Workplace Options, more than three quarters of Americans surveyed say that the Millennial generation suffers from a lack of work ethic, and almost half believe that Gen Y’s are less engaged in their jobs than older workers. Not exactly earth shattering, is it? Vigilant defenders of…