Productivity

The Navy Yard Massacre: How Employment Screening Failed

On Sept. 16, military information technology subcontractor Aaron Alexis took a shotgun into the Washington Navy Yard and killed 12 people.   Alexis' employer, The

Read More
Career Management

Mosquito Bit Barista

Q. I took a job as a bikini-clad barista thinking it would be a lark. It’s not. Mosquitoes bite every square inch unless I drown

Read More
Career Management / Competitive / Strategic Planning

How to Hold on to Great Talent

“I can’t get no satisfaction,” sang the Rolling Stones in their timeless hit song from the Sixties. Those 5 words work great as lyrics for

Read More
Career Management / Productivity

6 Steps For Taking Action

It's not enough to know where you want or need to take action. You also must know how to take effective action.  There are times

Read More
Career Management

We Remember…

September 11, 2001, shook apart what many of us in the U.S. took for granted. Safety on our soil. That tragic day pulled us together

Read More
Career Management / Productivity / Quality

Edward Snowden, NSA, You and Your Company

On the outside, the story, the major national Snowden/National Security Agency story seems far from your reality and your employer’s decision-making. But is it? Edward

Read More