Ok, I know I could be judged as negative (I am not) and ungrateful (I am not) but I truly don't know why Linked-In has created the endorsement option for members. Keep in mind this is coming from a person who is quite grateful for the many endorsements I have received. Here is why I [...]
The holidays have been a good time for relaxed thinking about the year to come. As we think about personal and business goals, you know that you cannot do it alone. The people that you surround yourself with will also be part of your success in 2013 whether clients, work team, peers, family, etc. One [...]
One of the areas of my search practice that I absolutely love is face-to-face Business Development meetings. It allows the opportunity to connect with new and long term clients and hunt for the next big retained executive search to work on. In my 15 years of "selling" executive search services there is one thing that [...]
I collect examples of true leadership. This week, Darrell Royal died. He was 88 years old and was the former coach of the Texas Longhorns football team. His teams in the 60's won three national championships. Many Royal stories have been published and talked about this week. This is my favorite and a truly great [...]
As an Austin Retained Executive Search firm, I am often asked about what we offer in the way of on-boarding or an integration process with new executives who are hired by each company. Great question because when new hires are fired early in their tenure, it is usually due to soft skills and not being [...]
Recently, my spouse Bonnie Balistreri, of Bonnie Balistreri Image Consulting and I partnered together with Six executives who were looking for their next big job challenge. We offered them real time feedback on their interviewing competencies plus their non-verbal behavior and image within the mock interviewing experience. We packaged this offering by telling the executives [...]
This is fourth in a continuing series related to clients I learn from and admire. One of the best leaders I have had the pleasure of working with is Karen Ganzlin, Chief Human Resources Officer of TD Ameritrade. Karen has the uncanny ability of getting the most out of people in a very positive way. [...]
Just a brief, positive shout out to Amplify Credit Union of Austin, Texas. As you know, many employees and firms (more than ever before) are working out of their homes. Amplify offers an opportunity for Members where you can utilize their conference room for your own business. I will be using their conference room at [...]
Received another resume this week that I wanted to share with you. The candidate is a Special Events, Team Building professional and for the creative environment that she comes from, I thought her resume was innovative, creative and bold. Here is a link to her resume (without her name or real contact info) so that [...]
Here is part of a recent, excellent article in Forbes.com by Meghan M. Biro ("Workplace Culture Leaders Humanize the Onboarding Process") in regard to humanizing the onboarding process for new employees: Here’s my idea of an ideal mix of traditional and social onboarding – a program designed to keep the personal touch while automating processes where it [...]
