Even in these difficult economic times, our clients still find it very difficult to find quality candidates that they are prepared to hire. We would like to think that people are just sticking out there, you know, hanging around the telephone booth waiting for the...
We’re going to review an email that I received over the weekend. These are the kind of emails that can really make a weekend special let me tell you. I’m going to leave off the details because they’re irrelevant to the story but it reads...
You maybe aware of a quote from Henry David Thoreau – probably something he came up with on a rainy day, when he was sitting at Waldon Pond, which said, “most of us live lives of quiet desperation”. I’ve always found that quote disquieting and...
A new year has arrived giving us a renewed sense of beginning and another chance to step off the escalator of life that sometimes takes us for a ride. I want to share some thoughts with you about a video that I saw probably two...
Bob Kreisberg: For those of you that have a family cat, you’re going to understand exactly what I’m talking about right from the get-go. But for those of you that maybe dog people or for those of you that don’t have any animals at all,...
I want to tell you a little story about a meeting that I recently attended. A presenter came up to talk to the group and the first thing he said was, “I am not here to sell you anything.” I thought back to the movie,...
If you are looking for a team building workshop or keynote presentation, we have just the ticket for you! This highly interactive, entertaining, yet profoundly important session focuses the participants on understanding and celebrating their strongest personality attributes AND the need to adapt behavior as...
One of the great things about what I get to do for a living is that I get to talk to people all over the world. I mean, I can be on the phone with a candidate for a client in Moscow or Singapore or...
As most of you that watch these video blogs know, OPUS Productivity is a business providing services that assist our clients in making more informed and hopefully better hiring decisions. A big piece to that service is the personality profiling tool, and a key aspect...