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I have a passion for helping entrepreneurs. For a couple of years, I kept an eye on a young entrepreneur, a college student at the time, we’ll call him Barry, who had impressed me and his professors as a hard worker, honest, and dedicated, and who wanted to start his own company when he graduated. […]
I had to wait a while before I could write this blog post because I wanted to obscure the identities of the people involved, but I am just flabbergasted at the ineptitude of some highly-paid, blue-chip recruiting firms in recruiting C-Level executives. It just goes to show you, just like in the big consulting firms, […]
The Operator’s Blog As the end of the year draws closer, I‘ve had a number of discussions with clients, and fellow executives and entrepreneurs about year-end performance bonuses. The conversations, for the most part, revolved around the formulas used to calculate the amount, or the benchmarks used to determine the actual performance achieved. Having been […]
The Operator’s Blog “Don’t believe everything you read.” That’s good advice at any time, but as I was reading this article about the 8 traits that trump the resume, it made me think about some of the resumes and cover letters I’ve seen that made me laugh out loud. Having read, literally, thousands of resumes […]