Career Managment

Being Smart About Your 401K

Being Smart About Your 401(k) By Robert Boroff | Google + With Social Security dwindling, it is as important as ever to be saving for retirement. An increasing number of companies are switching from lifetime pensions to 401(k)’s, transferring the responsibilities of your financial future to you. While there are problems with…

Reinventing Your Career

Reinventing Your Career By Robert Boroff | Google + Growing up, we were taught that delay of gratification brings a greater reward in the future. This was what we learned as ‘investing in our future’ with some of us grappling with this concept more strongly than others. Now after a longstanding career,…

The Banking Industry is Going Mobile

The Banking Industry is Going Mobile By Robert Boroff | Google + Mobile phone technology is growing at an incredibly rapid pace. Just compare your cell phone to the one you had a decade ago. Remember when having a camera in your phone was a big deal? Now high speed, touch screen,…

Structuring Your Workday Morning

Structuring Your Workday Morning By Robert Boroff | Google + Everyone moves at a different pace in the morning. You’ve seen those “morning people” out there. They’re always ready to go tackle the day, firing on all cylinders at the crack of dawn. Then there are the zombies. These people can’t function…

Management Theory

Management Theory By Robert Boroff | Google + We live in a profit-driven society. Weather your business provides a service, creates a product, or exists solely to suck some equity out of the global economy, its ultimate goal is clear: make money. Money is like food and water to a business. Without…

Essential Career Skills

Essential Career Skills By Robert Boroff | Google + You've got the MBA, the years of experience, the history of making solid business decisions - all the best ingredients to move up the corporate ladder. But management is also looking for that something special. Those qualities that go beyond what you can…

Time and Time Again, Communication is Key

Time And Time Again, Communication Is Key By Robert Boroff | Google + When mastered, the art of communication will get you very far in life.  Good communication skills are just as important as work ethic and intelligence.  Without the ability to effectively communicate you will fall short of your potential. But…

Inspiration Equals Success

Inspiration Equals Success By Robert Boroff | Google + Inspiration is the wellspring of innovation, both in the corporate world and in life. But, how do you become inspired? Mike Hugos, author of “Essentials of Supply Chain Management”, recommends that executives look for inspiration in the same manner in which an artist…

Creating a Learning Environment in the Office

Creating a Learning Environment in the Office By Robert Boroff | Google + Although the working day may already be packed with conference calls, emails, meetings, overtime, training, and much more, many employees may feel there is no time left in the day to participate in learning activities. Employees who are growing…

The Value of On-Boarding

The Value of On-Boarding By Robert Boroff | Google + How can you increase employee retention rate, employee morale, and employee productivity? It all starts from the first day of employment. Studies have shown that the first few days on the job are critical for building a new employee’s loyalty to the…