Career Managment

Minimize Wasted Time

Minimize Wasted Time By Robert Boroff Every manager knows that employees are going to spend a little bit of the work day dealing with a personal issue. But a recent study found that workers spend an average of 3 hours each week handling personal business. Employees average about 36 minutes…

How to Manage A Project

How to Manage a Project  By Robert Boroff With Project Managers heading up our own executive search processes, we know the essential role the Project Manager plays in determining the outcome of a project. The Project Manager is ultimately responsible for the project and held accountable for the outcome. A…

How to Make Effective Decisions

How to Make Effective Decisions By Robert Boroff As the hiring manager of your company, have you ever been on the edge about whether or not to hire a potential new employee? How do you make the right decision? When making crucial decisions it is important to look at the…

The First 60 Seconds: Making a Great Impression

The First 60 Seconds: Making a Great Impression By Robert Boroff Most people only get one shot to make a lasting impression. This is even more the case in the business world. It is imperative not to miss your opportunity to start a productive, profitable, and lasting relationship with a…

Strategic Planning Requires Planning

Strategic Planning Requires Planning By Robert Boroff Strategic planning is a popular catch phrase for developing long-term strategies to deal with a corporation’s growth and development – particularly for increasing profit margins. However, a recent survey found that many executives are unsatisfied with their own company’s so-called strategic plans. If…

Making Informed Decisions

Making Informed Decisions By Robert Boroff As the manager for a company, at any level and of any size, you are forced to make decisions on a daily basis. For every manager, your ability to make appropriate decisions is what landed you in your current management role, so it is…

How to Maximize Your Company Visibility

Maximize Company Visibility By Robert Boroff Location, location, location. Marketing Executives know, like any successful real estate developer, “location” is the key to success – TV, radio, metro newspapers, national magazines, Internet. Along with branding and sending press releases and marketing kits to media outlets, Marketing Executives know that getting…

Why Exercise is so Important to your Workplace Health

Why Exercise is so Important to your Workplace Health  By Robert Boroff Many people find that there is not enough time in the day to get everything accomplished. How is it possible that there are some people out there who can handle a full time job, family, friends, and exercise?…

Training: How to Make it Stick…

Training: How To Make It Stick... By Robert Boroff Training can seem like an easy answer for managers looking to increase employee productivity. However, many managers complain that the training session did not produce any long term effects or that the training participants did not make any changes in their…

Personality Key to Career Success

Personality Key to Career Success By Robert Boroff Leadership and performance are tied to personality, states a psychologist is his newly published book. “Leadership and managerial performance are a direct function of a person’s personality, and, in turn, they directly influence the effectiveness of organizations,” said Robert Hogan, a former…