I recently read the book, The Energy of Money. During this time of economic turmoil, I thought the book might have a few gemstone tips to keep me energized.  Author, Maria Nemeth, Ph.D., uses the term “Trouble at the Border.”  This term meaning that along our pathway of intention, we will undoubtedly come across struggles that will try to block our way toward meeting our goals.  In business speak this could be translated to mean, our troublesome economy may be the “trouble at the border” that we currently must face and conquer in order to continue on our pathway of business success. Read the rest of this entry »

Safari Solutions helps companies “hire better.” Notice I didn’t say hire the best candidate each and every time. Why? Because there are too many variables to guarantee 100% hiring success. Read the rest of this entry »

Opinions may vary, but there is little doubt that Bill Gates has built, and continues to build, a very successful company. I find his secrets and his business strategies to be interesting and helpful:

1. Think and do. The bottom line is results. Thinking is a means to an end – and that end is action. You must take action to get results.
2. Only hire very, very smart people. The biggest problem with mediocre people is that they take up space that could be occupied by brilliant people.
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Variables that affect a successful hire:

1) Ability to offer dynamic career opportunities through a company’s growth strategy and leadership.
2) Ability to compensate great talent. Read the rest of this entry »

Making a good hire is difficult. Ask any business owner and they will confirm this. Why is this so?

#1 reason is that you are dealing with people. And, people live in a world that constantly changes.

A few years ago, ADP revealed in a study that if you doing everything right in the hiring process Read the rest of this entry »

Guest Blogger: Jerry Joyce

Harvey MacKay has written a book entitled “We Got Fired … And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us!”

In it, he offers, for people who have been fired, Seven Strategies that have stood the test of time in maintaining a positive attitude and in really improving the odds of finding a job.

I noticed how each of these Seven Strategies also applied to the building of a business, whether a “start-up,” an emerging business or one that is long established.

1 Understand exactly what went wrong in your last job and have a clear explanation of what happened. Read the rest of this entry »

Guest Blogger: Jerry Joyce

1) Great managers are great leaders.

We all know about, or know, or have worked for, great leaders. What did they do, consistently, that made them great leaders, and great managers? Can we acquire those traits, habits or characteristics?

2) Great managers believe in themselves. Read the rest of this entry »

In business, there is a natural tendency for people to use the “do-it-yourself” approach in many disciplines. Do your own bookkeeping, write your own press releases, draft your own contracts, set up your new computer, and the list goes on and on. Yet, is this the best use of your time? And, are you getting the best results? Read the rest of this entry »

“People who go to an employer’s web site tend to be a higher quality candidate,” says Kent Kirch, global director of recruiting for Deloitte & Touche. Does your web site capture top talent by presenting compelling reasons why they should work for you? Read the rest of this entry »

Job seekers become more interested in working for a company after visiting its web site according to research conducted by WetFeet. Steve Pollock, president of WetFeet, Inc., a San Francisco recruitment technology provider, suggests three (3) ways to capture candidates’ attention: Read the rest of this entry »