by Paul Terry | Apr 19, 2016 | Coaching, Human Resources, Talent Management
From the recent research and client work I’ve been doing, the term “experience” has been stuck in my mind. I’m not talking about a person’s years of experience in doing their job, but rather how a person experiences the organizational environment and how they view the...
by Paul Terry | Mar 9, 2016 | Coaching, Human Resources, Leadership
As a leader, we have to make hard choices about where to invest our time. It’s easy to say we should continually invest time into coaching and developing everyone on our team, and that’s definitely true—to a point. However, when we have a team member who lacks a...
by Paul Terry | Feb 10, 2016 | Career Development, Human Resources
In the November 2015 issue of Fortune Magazine there was an article entitled The 21st Century Corporation by Geoff Colvin, describing an economy without “friction”, “where labor, information and money move easily, cheaply and almost instantly”. The idea is that high...
by Paul Terry | Mar 19, 2015 | Human Resources
We’ve gone too far. As hard as it is to believe, as an employer I don’t owe you free snacks, lunch, dinner, dry cleaning, day care, or guaranteed salary increases or bonuses every year. It seems that what used to be unusual, welcome and differentiating perks have...
by Paul Terry | Mar 11, 2015 | Human Resources
Over the past few weeks I’ve had three flat tires. Yep, you read that right. Up until this point, I can probably count the number of flat tires I’ve had over 20 years on one hand. Why so much bad luck? I can think of only one reason: there have been a lot of roofing...
by Paul Terry | Aug 11, 2014 | Career Development, Human Resources
I have worked with many senior executives over the years. As they’ve shared with me their goals, hopes, and frustrations, I’ve also heard them comment that they wished their teams had more of a “business” perspective. What do these leaders want employees to know about...
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