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When someone asks me to put what I do into layman’s terms, I always respond with, “Simply put, I make connections.” As an executive search professional, that’s how I’ve been able to stay productive and relevant for more than 30…
Core Thoughts is a series on my blog where I throw a question into the ring for discussion and allow my amazing colleagues and connections to answer. In this month’s Core Thoughts series, I posed the following question: “Do you involve your…
With 2019 well under way, it’s likely that you are working toward a resolution you made at the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, it’s also likely that many of you have already given up – after all, 80% of Near…
Core Thoughts is a series on my blog where I throw a question into the ring for discussion and allow my amazing colleagues and connections to answer. In this month’s Core Thoughts series, I posed the following question: What’s one thing you…
It’s no secret that for many, the holidays can amplify feelings of loneliness. It’s easy for leaders in particular to feel this way, and not just during the holidays – after all, the saying, “It’s lonely at the top” didn’t…
This month’s Core Connections Feature profiles Francis Smyth, CEO/President of Century Engineering, Inc. With more than 20 years of experience at Century Engineering, Smyth is Chairman of the B&O Railroad Museum and holds degrees from Princeton University and Loyola University’s…
In my last blog, I mused about trains… specifically, how they used to be the biggest and baddest technology around, especially for transmitting information. Today I want to take the railroad idea one step further and explore the people idea…
While “kids these days” can’t even fathom it, most of us remember a time before the Internet. When we relied on Rolodexes and library catalogs to get our information and to keep in touch. But long ago, there was a…
As summer comes to an end, there’s no need to stow away all the titles on your summer reading list that you may not have gotten to. In fact, as leaders in business, it’s our responsibility to be actively learning…
“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” – Charles Darwin Time. It’s a concept that humans have spent millennia trying to understand and unbox. Everyone from scientists to philosophers to…