I have been reading Walter Isaacson’s biography about Steve Jobs, aptly called … “Steve Jobs.” Jobs is not exactly the type of person I want to emulate in many ways. He wasn’t a great family man, and he was often impatient and downright rude with his employees and colleagues. However, he had several qualities that […]
I recently wrote about discovering the mission and vision of a business. Some people refer to the mission as to the “Why?” of your business. This is a great question to ask, but we shouldn’t just settle at asking it about the business. We should also help reveal to our employees and members of our […]
I am a Christian who believes in the priesthood of all believers. By trade, I work in the employment business, and I place many people in what are often considered thankless and mundane jobs. So labor and work are matters that are of interest to me. So I was especially interested as I recently was […]
One of the biggest challenges in our economy is a long-taught and incorrect mindset that certain jobs are less important or second class to others. Unfortunately, the jobs that are often considered to be second class are really the jobs that create the foundation of our economy and our society. For example, many are taught […]
I am seeing a great disconnect between many people looking for work and many recruiters. Recruiters love to talk about Artificial Intelligence and how it’s really helping them find more employees. There are tons of articles about AI and how it’s affecting recruiting and the workforce, including this article about how AI is influencing performance […]
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