It’s the scenario every hiring manager dreads. You just spent the last two months screening applicants, sitting in an interview room, discussing options with your management team and department heads…and now you’re stellar employee that you just spent countless hours hiring and onboarding is on his way out the door. And the cycle continues! Back to the drawing board…but what if you could avoid that? What if you could spot the warning signs before that stellar employee walks out the door? What if you could make changes to their schedule, pay, challenges, tasks, or work environment to encourage him to [...]

Are you a #bosslady in your organization? Do you have women at the top of the organizational chart for your company? Thankfully, this is not as unusual as it was decades ago, when it was practically unheard of for women to be in positions of leadership. According to the Washington Post in 2015, “The number of female CEOs of America’s most influential companies is stuck at 5%, as it was the year before. While women make up 45% of the labor force of the S&P 500, few are climbing to the very top.” [1] So where are the women going? [...]

“It’s not what you know, but who you know.” How true is this in business? I’d say from my experience that networking and knowing the right people can make a huge difference in the success of your business ventures, and the opportunities that you are given. Of course, with enough hustle and drive, you’ll land those same opportunities but it just might take a little more blood, sweat, tears, and TIME. In today’s world of instant gratification, constant communication, and a lack of patience, TIME is often one thing we don’t have enough of. Professional networking is a key piece [...]