Author Archives: Farnaz Hedayati

Lessons from the Catholic Church: Succession Planning?


Lessons from the Catholic Church: Succession Planning?

Champ Rawls of The Rawls Group in Orlando, FL makes a good case for the correlation between Catholic Church leadership and succession planning. With Pope Benedict’s recent decision to step down, Rawls draws attention to the striking similarities between the responsibilities of the Pope and of a business leader. From leading others, to driving the Read More

Jedi Stress Relief


Jedi Stress Relief

Be it in the form of endless paperwork, time sensitive projects or planning big events, we all have our share of stress. The difficulty is managing the stress. Sometimes it seems overwhelming, but if we look around us we realize people deal with much more stress than our own on a daily basis. How do Read More

“March Madness” or “March sadness”?


“March Madness” or “March sadness”?

    We all know the upheaval caused by March Madness every year. Each company has to determine on their own what stance to take on dealing with March Madness in the workplace. The question is “Will it be ‘March Madness’ or ‘March sadness’ this year at your company?” We can’t answer what approach is Read More

Workload Manager


Workload Manager

Management Monday! The time of the week set aside for addressing anything from time management to management roles… This week let’s talk about workload management. We walk a fine line between wanting to be challenged and being overloaded. Unfortunately, we do often find ourselves trying to climb out of what feels like an endless abyss Read More

The Family Tray Overload


The Family Tray Overload

It’s 9:00am on a Tuesday morning. Nancy is collecting her final reports and finalizing her agenda for the big meeting at 9:30am. As the VP of Communications, company success rides on her ability to be present and productive in the office. Then she gets a phone call at 9:15am from the school her child attends. Read More

Job change with rose colored glasses


Job change with rose colored glasses

Things at work seem to be growing more stressful by the day. There are still the same complaints among co-workers about this client or that old software. You’re just feeling burnt out. Add to all that the seemingly endless demands of your position, that keep growing. Now you’re considering a new career path. Maybe that Read More

Can you hear me now?


Can you hear me now?

Management Monday! The time of the week set aside for addressing anything from time management to management roles… Let’s talk about managing office communication! Sometimes you might feel like you’re struggling to productively communicate your message to your coworkers, or employees. At times it seems like you are on two different wave lengths! Have you Read More

Stuck in the middle


Stuck in the middle

Sallie is an energetic, forty-two year old, successful executive.  She is dexterous, loving and highly successful at what she does.  The reality is however that her home is not always the most relaxing environment when it comes to reviving her. Her days can become very stressful, very quick, and at times she wishes she lived Read More

Recruiting your knights


Recruiting your knights

With the unemployment rate high, HireRight.com recently found that 34 percent of job seekers falsify information on their resumes to get ahead in the race for employment. That is just one problem hiring managers run into during the hiring process. Some businesses that have poorly screened employees have suffered much more than lack of productivity. Read More

“Get to the bottom of it” Interview Questions


“Get to the bottom of it” Interview Questions

It doesn’t always matter how many previous employers you’ve spoken with or how great a candidate’s resume looks. While those are important aspects of the hiring process, it is your one on one time with a potential hire that will really reveal if they are right for the position. During the hiring process, pay attention to body language and Read More