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Instead of just waiting for the work week to end, use those last few hours and these tips to make next week start out fantastic. Most people get excited that Friday is here, especially if the week has been hectic and packed. But often Fridays can seem like a waste (especially before holidays). Your brain, in anticipation of the time off, …
During last fall’s America’s Cup, Oracle Team USA staged the greatest comeback in modern sports history. On September 18, Skipper Jimmy Spithill’s crew was behind 8-1 in the best of 17 series. In just over a week, they rattled off eight straight victories to defeat Team New Zealand, 9-8. New Zealand didn’t get slower; Oracle got that much faster. Hoping …
When you are busy running a business, providing a culture of communication is often not as easy as you would think. Working long hours day to day with the same people can breed complacency, which takes away from an environment of great performance. In a fast-growing, fast-moving company, providing ongoing feedback to your employees can fall by the wayside, but …
We all know networking has the potential to dramatically enhance our careers; making new connections can introduce us to valuable new information, job opportunities, and more. But despite that fact, many of us are doing it wrong — and I don’t just mean the banal error of trading business cards at a corporate function and not following up properly. Many executives, even …
The film biz is alive and well in Colorado. Need proof? Look no further than these three flicks currently in production. _____________________________________________________ The Great Divide Colorado’s water problem (even in years like this one when it seems to never stop snowing in the mountains). Havey Productions, the Denver production house known for its Emmy Award-winning historical documentaries, wants the public to better …
Forbes publishes its latest annual ranking of the nation’s 20 fastest growing cities in terms of population and economic growth — and Denver jumped 10 places with many people relocating to Colorado’s metro area. Metro Denver ranks No. 6 in Forbes’ 2014 estimation, up from No. 16 on the 2013 list. Forbes says Denver’s population growth rate was 1.75 percent …
Denver is among the most popular destinations in the nation for people moving from one state to another, according to a report Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau. Denver saw a net in-migration of 2,737 people between 2007 and 2011, the report said. A total of 21,895 people moved from out of state into Denver between 2007 to 2011, with most …
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The longer employees stay with your company, the less engaged they become. Engagement levels also drop the lower you go on a company’s hierarchy, according to a recent survey by Bain & Company, which analyzed responses from 200,000 employees across 40 companies in 60 countries. Even more striking, the lowest levels are found among sales and service staff–the employees who have …
Let me get to the point. The pace of hiring for managers, professionals, and executives has accelerated significantly in Colorado in the last three months. On the average, our clients are landing positions much faster than the published national averages, and much, much faster than during the last 5 years. There may have been a time when sticking with your …
A few months ago, software giant SAP announced plans to hire 650 new employees with autism. Yes, autism—even though people on what’s known as the “autism spectrum” are often seen as unemployable. They typically have trouble interacting with others and tend to engage in repetitive behaviors. Only 15% have full-time jobs. But this is no charitable gesture on SAP’s part. The company …
You’ve heard your whole life “We learn from our own mistakes.” And of course it’s true that knowledge we gain from our mistakes helps us progress in life with more confidence. BUT… What would you share about the mistake of choosing the wrong career path? Do you think you will have enough time to learn anything from it? It could be the …
Its not complicated… That kid in the AT&T advert didn’t get it wrong – its not a New Year’s resolution we need, its a Revolution – and it starts with some simple steps. Accomplishments are based on actions, not on thoughts–yet the thought is always father to the deed. Achievement starts with an idea, a perspective, a point of view, or …
Colorado is expected to be among the top five states for job growth in 2014, with a gain of 61,300 jobs in the goods-producing and services sectors, according to the annual University of Colorado BoulderLeeds School of Business economic forecast, released today. That’s down slightly compared with a gain of 66,900 jobs this year. The state is likely to keep its …
Many career seekers I meet have spent a lot of time trying to “find a job.” They focus on a job out there just waiting, and all that is needed is to rise above the competition to land it. Another, more proactive strategy is to look for problems you can solve at an organization and convince them to invent a …
