It’s a tough job market out there for employers. Full employment. Lack of skilled candidates. Socioeconomic factors starting to keep potential job seekers in their current role. Finding the right candidate can be tough. To make it worse, many potential job cand..... Read More Now >>
Have you heard the expression that everyone has baggage? While we cannot see people’s baggage, we know that their past experiences and current situations fill these suitcases and impact how they act or respond to situations. Usually the “contents” of these sui..... Read More Now >>
I recently interviewed a perspective a candidate for an outside sales position. During the conversation, he told me that he takes time after every sales call and evaluates how it went. He said that even though he has a successful process, he evaluates each call beca..... Read More Now >>
“Let me be part of the narrative in the story they will write someday.”- Eliza Hamilton in Hamilton, An American Musical Spring often means starting new and growth. And for me as a consultant, I took this opportunity to redefine what I do and why I am doing it. ..... Read More Now >>
With the rise of the gig economy has come the creation and growth of coworking spaces. Whatever definition you use, the definition of coworking has some common characteristics: Shared workspace Where people from different organizations, career-levels, and roles Work i..... Read More Now >>
This is a follow up to our last blog on lack of respect in the workplace. Since much of what we hear every day is negative, I wanted to share a positive employee respect story. If you have your own story of how your co-workers show workplace respect and dedication, ..... Read More Now >>
Even as an outsider, you can learn a lot about an organization when you simply engage in normal conversations with employees and listen. Recently, I was quite surprised by what I heard in some conversations. The lack of respect co-workers had for each other was quit..... Read More Now >>
My local paper recently published an article titled “Make 2018 the Year of the Nonprofit.” The piece described how organizations can participate in their communities by volunteering and gave suggestions of some local volunteer opportunities. The article also discu..... Read More Now >>
Looking back to move forward, here are Cued Forward’s top five Blogs of 2017. Two are focused on employee development. Two are about how to overcome communication challenges in organizations. And our number one blog from last year – it’s about being thankful..... Read More Now >>
I have been blessed this year with opportunities to hear some fantastic speakers and have insightful conversations. I know these experiences were great because I can remember the presentation and I took lots of notes. To this I say- “Big deal!” While all of th..... Read More Now >>
