Business

Pro-active communication is another form of thinking ahead, a good overall strategy when solving problems.

A few years ago, on my 40th birthday, my father gave me a well-worn “pocket” paperback book entitled, New Life Begins at Forty, by Robert Peterson.

If you have not heard of the term, ”Talent Management,” I urge you to Google, Yahoo, or Bing it.

I think that right now, we all feel a little like that kid with the lollipop, asking and wondering when we will be able to get back to the sweet spot in our careers.

As Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, would say, "The right people are on the bus and those people are sitting in the right seats."

As we continue to deal with our workforce development challenges in this state, many people have been worried about the so-called “Brain Drain."

I was recently reading some compelling studies on human governance, job satisfaction, and leadership in corporate America that really resonated with me.

Many people have been referencing the book “The Accidental Entrepreneur” by Susan Urquhart-Brown. It’s no wonder, since the traditional employment opportunities are on hold until the economy turns around in a more meaningful way.

As the unemployment quagmire we are in deepens, people are searching desperately for their next job and a new career.

How businesses can not only survive — but thrive — in a tough economy.