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Around this time every year, I like to put together a list of recommended “beach reading” from some of my “book worm” friends and colleagues. Check out their recommendations below and if you’re looking for even more, take a look…
If you know me, you know I never stop searching for better ways to find and match executive talent with companies that need to fill leadership positions. When I heard about these “super” executives, I had my doubts. Easy-to-find, off-the-shelf…
We can’t all be Uber. And right now, maybe we don’t want to be. Yet for all the rollercoaster riding of this particular start-up (and others like it), I believe even the most seasoned of leaders secretly wants this kind…
Every New Year, I like to reflect a little about the past year… which naturally leads to thinking about the future. It’s refreshing at this time to feel like there are so many possibilities and opportunities ahead and that each…
Did you know that today’s workforce is nearly evenly split between Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials? According to recent Pew research, the current blend of generations in the U.S. labor force is about 29%, 34%, and 34% respectively. While this…
This month’s Core Connections Feature profiles Jim Bolduc, Senior Managing Director of JPB Capital Partners. With nearly 20 years of experience at JPB, Bolduc holds a BBA from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of…
When describing their tastes in fine art or the type of new home they’re looking for, many people will simply say, “I’ll know it when I see it.” When I describe what it takes to identify candidates with high emotional…
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 questions to…
We're well into summer and many of you probably have plans to power down and relax at some point in the coming days, whether it's on a beach, in a cabin, or in the comfort of your own home. During…
This month's Core Connections Feature profiles Joe Gigliotti, Region President-Control States of Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC). Working with RNDC historical companies as a result of acquisitions and mergers for the last 33 years, Joe is a wine connoisseur (and…