It’s painful to watch family members — young or old — struggle to find a job. It’s that time of year when many new college grads are facing the job market for the first time. Or maybe you have an...

How can chambers of commerce help their members thrive in an era of critical skill shortages? Here are four practical lessons I shared in keynote talks to big state chamber meetings in Pennsylvania...

Just because someone is an “expert” in something doesn’t mean they can teach it. These are the three key lessons I shared in a workshop with MasterCard employees to improve mentoring in the workplace.

Can you imagine a medical crisis where you can’t communicate with the people who can help you most? That’s what happened when our three-year old daughter broke her leg while on a family vacation in...

Employers in many industries today are anxious to know where their future workers are coming from. This is a particular problem in less “sexy” traditional industries, like construction, manufacturing...

At organizations like community banks, electrical distributors, heartland manufacturers, and insurance companies, executives are rightly proud of what their organizations do. But their leaders have...

For years executives have been complaining about millennials, their lack of a work ethic, loyalty, yada yada. But I keep telling my audiences “You have no choice! You must to find a way to make it...

It’s painful to watch family members — young or old — struggle to find a job. It’s that time of year when many new college grads are facing the job market for the first time. Or maybe you have an...

Are you anxious to find new sources of talent to sustain and grow your business? Frustrated with traditional methods of finding and recruiting new hires? Here are four innovative approaches I’ve...

How can chambers of commerce help their members thrive in an era of critical skill shortages? Here are four practical lessons I shared in keynote talks to big state chamber meetings in Pennsylvania...

Many older workers are just as tech-savvy and eager to learn new skills as their younger peers.

Can you imagine a medical crisis where you can’t communicate with the people who can help you most? That’s what happened when our three-year old daughter broke her leg while on a family vacation in...

Both older and younger job seekers need extra help when it comes to finding meaningful work in today’s market. Less than 50% of those over 55 have been re-employed since losing their jobs in the...

Brain surgery, government accounting, and aluminum production. These work environments may be totally different, but all three fields face a related problem. How do leaders improve knowledge transfer...

For years executives have been complaining about millennials, their lack of a work ethic, loyalty, yada yada. But I keep telling my audiences “You have no choice! You must to find a way to make it...