Education and work balance

Fostering an Educational Environment in the Work Place

Fostering an Educational Environment in the Work Place 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…

Avoid Meeting Overload

Avoid Meeting Overload By Robert Boroff | Google + Business meetings are too often long, boring and senseless. However, meetings are also a useful way of giving department heads and employees a forum in which to provide their input. The solution, according to AllBusiness.com, to avoiding meeting overload is to make your…

Tips for Improving Your Team’s Productivity

Tips for Improving Your Team’s Productivity By Robert Boroff | Google + When assigned a roll in a management position, it is very rare that you will be able to hand pick every individual that reports to you. This makes it very important for you to understand how to deal with a…

Managing your Job Search: The Importance of Your Cover Letter

Managing your Job Search: The Importance of Your Cover Letter By Robert Boroff | Google + While most people spend many hours of their lives working hard on creating the perfect resume and becoming the most marketable for their job search, there is another document that is just as, if not more,…

Keeping Employees Engaged and Ready to Work

Keeping Employees Engaged and Ready to Work By Robert Boroff | Google + Engaged employees are happy employees. They are critical to a company’s success, especially with the struggling economy. Keeping employees engaged is also important for employers because when the economy does make a turn for the better, they will make…

E-Learning

E-Learning By Robert Boroff | Google + Online education has seen a tremendous amount of growth in recent years as the internet becomes more accessible and the demand for a college degree or specialty training becomes a necessity in today’s job market. E-learning enables mothers to finish their college degree while staying…

Important Skill Sets for Top Sales Executives Today

Important Skill Sets for Top Sales Executives Today By Robert Boroff | Google + As most top sales executives know, every business discipline and profession is related to sales in one fashion or another. The successful sales executive also knows how to navigate across these fields with ease. “No matter how an…

Managing The Meeting

Managing The Meeting By Robert Boroff | Google + How much time do you spend (waste) in unproductive meetings each week? Put a stop to the black hole of meetings by establishing a clear set of guidelines for yourself, other managers, and employees about how a productive meeting should be run. Phil…

Talent Management

Talent Management By Robert Boroff | Google + In Claudia Lacy Kelly’s article “What Directors Should Ask about Talent Management,” she discusses the impact of the retiring baby boomer generation to the corporate world. Due to the recent drop of investments in retirement accounts, the baby boomer generation may remain in the…

The Trend Towards Online Education

The Trend Towards Online Education By Robert Boroff | Google + With more professional men and women heading back to school to further their education, many universities are beginning to market their programs towards working professionals. This is especially the case for schools at the graduate levels. For example, The University of…