FIFA World Cup 2014 and Your Employer Brand
The 2014 FIFA World Cup has been a wonderful celebration of football. The Competition is the world’s most watched event. We are now approaching finals where the last 2 teams…
FIFA World Cup 2014 and Your Employer Brand
The Newest Threats to Employer Reputation and Branding
User Generated Content (UGC) is not a new phenomenon. Many of us are familiar with sites that rely on UGC. Here are some examples. If you are looking for…
FIFA, Your Reputation, and Employer Brand
The 2014 FIFA World Cup starts this week in Brazil. It is the world’s most watched event. 32 teams will face off initially in Groups. The best 2 in…
5 Coaching Tips to Help the Newly Redundant Relaunch Their Careers
When I am engaged by companies or individuals for outplacement or career coaching, I have a checklist of issues I like to handle in my first one to two sessions.…
Large Classes Don’t Work for Adults Either
When it comes to the education of our kids, there is a common belief that large classroom sizes do not work. The rule of thumb is that the smaller…
What they hear is …
Noise. A Facilities Manager was told that due to business restructure, she was no longer employed. The news came as a complete surprise to her. HR had all the…
Another Reason to Be Vigilant with Your Employer Brand
The latest entrant into social media is State. With a seemingly well-resourced PR engine behind it, its entry has potentially serious implications for companies’ employer brand and reputation. According to their…
What Sales and the Deaf Can Teach Us About Listening
How many times do we hear, but do not really listen? Recently, I practiced Perceptive Listening with a person going through outplacement/career transitioning. The results were rewarding on both sides.…
The Why, the Heart, and the Brain
I’ve spent a fair bit of time coaching people about their reason, their intention, their ‘Why’. For those of you familiar with my ‘rant’ on Why, it comes about because…
Redundancies, Layoffs, Shock and the Brain
When people are made redundant or let go without any prior warning, there is an understandable shock. Along with shock comes a barrage of other emotions, fears, uncertainty and…