By John Beeson
Every senior executive would love to have an Allan Taylor on his or her team. And that was the nub of Allan’s problem. For a number of years, Allan has reported to a highly visionary manager, and they made a great team. Allan has ensured consistent execution of his boss’s strategic initiatives — and is quickly falling into what I call the “first lieutenant syndrome.” Continue reading
wriiten by Gianpiero Petriglieri
Let’s face it. We all think about it. At times we think of little else — even if only rarely and in certain settings do we feel free to admit it. The conversation often begins furtively, the question murmured as if slightly shameful or out of place. How can I get more of it at work?
Meaning, that is.
Meaning at work, in work, from work. Despite work even. Meaningful work. However you put it, we crave meaning more than ever. Continue reading
As a Director of Business Development, you will be challenged to rapidly grow market share for outsourcing services. This position offers tremendous opportunities for personal and professional growth. Responsible for organic revenue generation and accountable for new business results by developing and maintaining top level client and potential client relationships, managing the relationships between the organization and new and existing clients, and by substantial contributions in identifying, pursuing, and winning multiple sales opportunities for business expansion. Continue reading
Written by Tony Schwartz
Two years ago, I began hearing the phrase “It isn’t sustainable” over and over from senior executives. They were talking about the everyday demands at work.
The day of reckoning seems to have arrived. During the past month alone, no less than a half dozen senior executives have told me that fatigue, exhaustion and even burnout are the biggest issues they’re facing both for themselves and among their troops. Continue reading
Written by Deborah Kops
Over the last few weeks, I must have had at least 10 calls from outsourcing talent currently looking –or being recruited for new positions–many of them by offshore providers. And that’s not counting the calls from search consultants, desperate to locate that buried diamond of a sales-accounts-or-solutions guy who can be persuaded to jump ship. Continue reading
