Employees getting picked for a long jury trial. A family emergency that keeps someone out for weeks. Or an abrupt departure without two weeks’ notice. It’s the stuff that IT managers’ nightmares are made of – and far too often, those bad dreams become an even scarier reality. The solution to getting a good night’s sleep? […]
Read moreFound any purple squirrels lately? If so, you’d better move fast. “Purple squirrels” (techies with very specific, very hard-to-find skills in technologies that are in extremely short supply) are never on the job market very long. And, with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that technical and math occupations are expected to add over […]
Read moreBrand strategist Marc Shillum expresses corporate branding as a simple equation: A + B + C = Brand, with A being “Artifacts” (logos, taglines, etc.), B meaning “Behaviors” (company actions towards customers, employees and the community) and C being “Concepts” (ideas that illustrate corporate values). The strongest brands are those that keep their image consistent […]
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