Author Archives: Farnaz Hedayati

Work isn’t only taking its toll on mothers, but also on dads and their families according to a new study. This survery found that 22% of fathers say their work has negatively affected relationships with their children, while 26% believe that their job has hurt relationships with significant others. The prolonged economic uncertainty seems to have affected Read More

New data is showing that more than half of your executive talent is likely to leave your company during the course of the next year. So why are executives considering a career change? More importantly, what can you do to make these executives want to stay? Take a look at this data provided by ExecuNet. Read More

There is much talent-related data available in today’s digitized workplace, but not everyone is taking advantage of it. A new report from Taleo and Human Capital Institute finds that just 43 percent of 600 company respondents said they have a good enough grasp on analyzing workforce data to be classified as a “data-proficient organization” (DPO), Read More

In order to inspire your employees into higher levels of teamwork, there are specific things you must be, you need to know, and you should do. These do not necessarily come naturally but instead are acquired through continual work and study. A good leader is continually working and studying to improve their leadership skills and Read More

We will be attending AFP Florida’s 2012 Planet Philanthropy conference in Orlando, Florida next week as an exhibitor. We are excited to be a member of such a great organization. Make sure you stop by our booth if you will be attending!  

Here are five things Human Resources and Professional Development teams can do to create a culture that supports employees working in today’s fast-paced technological workplace: Create a competency framework for employees that values skills such as client service, e.g. responding to client e-mails promptly, AND agility, e.g. carving out time during the day for uninterrupted Read More

Not everyone is in the business for an executive coach. “Executive coaching–personal training in leadership from someone who provides it for a living–should be used like a powerful prescription drug that works best under certain conditions. When employed as a cure-all, it is less effective, too expensive and has negative side effects” (McKenna). Below are Read More

Check out a picture from our ribbon cutting ceremony this week. We will have more pictures up soon!  

Sure, we all make mistakes. Some of the most dreaded are professional mistakes. They are easy to make but the difficulty comes in finding the positivity in the faux pas. Here is some workplace wisdom from those who had to learn the hard way… Observe Carefully Act like children when you start somewhere new and Read More

Etiquette is all about making others feel good, ensuring some basic social comforts to be more exact. Read below for some business etiquette that you need to make sure you’re following…   1) Send a thank you note – It doesn’t take long to write out a thank you note. Especially when you really want Read More