Talent / Skills Gap

Setting goals doesn't cost money - just time, and it can result in a significant return on investment for your business, team or employee.

During tough economic times, skills development is critical. As jobs are tougher to find, those candidates embracing continual learning and skills development will have a leg up on the competition.

In today's economic turbulence and with the increased stress in both business and personal environments, networking and personal relationships are even more critical to success.

Effective strategies to attract and retain top talent: leverage competitors' losses, invest in people, and simplify hiring criteria.

Improve team collaboration by implementing effective brainstorming techniques that encourage idea sharing and innovation

Keeping in the life balance theme, I thought financial planning might be a good idea especially in the midst of the current economic turmoil

It is interesting what can be learned from children. They can be more insightful than Executives at times…..perhaps it's a different viewpoint, similar to leveraging the transferability of best practices.

I've noticed that during the "new normal", there are countless numbers of priorities, and everyone is struggling with how to effectively manage time.

The holidays are always a crazy time. It seems no different this year. If anything, people will be even busier, as they want to make up for lost time during the recession and be prepared to ensure a prosperous 2010.

Assuming a solid strategy and plan, I have no doubt that those leaders that master the use of language will not only be the most likely to succeed but also will have the full support of their people.