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If one looks at the searches being conducted for additions or replacements to the C-suite, the time it is taking to fill those positions seems to be lengthening. One search becomes two searches, which becomes three searches and so on. We are talking about jobs where the position stays open on the firm’s website. As […]
Read More »Ethical Challenges: Cooking the books has been a long and time-honored (albeit illegal) pastime from time immemorial. The earliest know game was diluting olive oil during the Roman Empire. The Roman’s solution was to record all aspects of each amphora of oil with all the particulars about the production, inspection, quality for the creation of […]
Read More »Thornton Melon: Oh, you left out a bunch of stuff. Dr. Phillip Barbay: Oh really? Like what for instance? Thornton Melon: First of all you’re going to have to grease the local politicians for the sudden zoning problems that always come up. Then there’s the kickbacks to the carpenters, and if you plan on using […]
Read More »I have been using LinkedIn pretty heavily for the last few weeks. So heavy, that that LinkedIn has locked me out for 12 hours at a time for exceeding whatever limits they have for accessing LinkedIn. Therefore after looking at thousands of profiles I have to ask this question: Why do people join LinkedIn? Is […]
Read More »I must admit I am completely baffled. Baffled you say? Yes baffled. I am unable to connect the logic that I see being used these days as it relates to hiring in the C-Suite. Those proverbial dots from point A to point B are being hijacked. We re talking now about changes in the interpretation […]
Read More »The marketplace as it is, the search for new employment should never cease. While the activity waxes and wanes, ones resume should always be sharp. One example is LinkedIn, which many consider one of the premier networking sites and thus employment sites. So, as we post our resumes on-line we do open ourselves to unwanted […]
Read More »One would think that the term Turnaround is analogous with failing company. In today’s environment you’d probably be correct, but it doesn’t need to be a company that’s failing, in fact smarter managed companies are in or should be in a constant state of flux; terminal turnaround. A friend of my Regis Quirin, the Director […]
Read More »I just went several rounds with a potential client. After talking with four people, two at the corporate level, two at the national/subsidiary level, they all voiced similar issues; some more vocal or more alarmed than others. Actually, the corporate people were more alarmed then the national/subsidiary people. Some major areas of the business were […]
Read More »I was contacted by an VOIP Telco Distributor today to do business. I know where they got my name; knew of the company; and told the salesperson thank you, but no thank you. – It wasn’t as if I needed the service, I’m happy with the company I’m currently using. – It wasn’t as if […]
Read More »Would you trust credit decisions from a company (Dun & Bradstreet) whose data is so corrupt? I was doing a Google on myself and I came across this website: http://www.corporationwiki.com/p/2ia9yb/wayne-spivak (as of March 30th, 2017 it was no longer there). The data discovered is very funny: – It states I’m the President and CFO of […]
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