Whether the economy is strong or weak, no matter the time of year, and no matter how much they are paid, many of our best employees decide to leave.  The question we all grapple with is why? Why do people stay at a company or leave?  What motivates such behavior and how can employers motivate people to stay longer?  The Perception vs. The Reality. MORE >>

Empire Avenue was never intended to be a “serious game&# in the sense that games designed purposely for learning are. Rather it was just put together by some young Canadian guys as a fun way to figure out what a personal brand might be worth. Of course, it can be played purely as a game and that’s okay as well. still pretty inexpensive! MORE >>

Platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and a variety of proprietary platforms are becoming core to successful recruiting, learning, relationship building, and marketing. However, most organizations are operating without an MORE >>

There is a common language used by top-level managers in every company and these managers assume that every employee can speak that language.  It is a language centered on business concepts and understanding a handful of financial concepts.  Investment is the first concept and cost savings is second. Assumption #2: Having an Investor Mentality. MORE >>

“Our true “core competency&# today is not manufacturing or services, but the global recruiting and nurturing of the world’s best people and the cultivation in them of an insatiable desire to learn, to stretch and to do things better every day.&#       -Jack Welch, Former CEO of General Electric. Nature does the growing. MORE >>