Welcome. The name is Connection Room because connecting people is what we do. Our goal is to provide useful information focused on leadership, inspiration, and improving lives and relationships.
Many who know Durakis Executive Search and have been part of our extended network for some time know that we have supported companies in their search and recruiting needs, in one form or another, since 1974. Much of our philosophy…
You’d think that most (if not all) of the executives I work with have reached a level of success – and with it the financial resources – that go along with being prepared for retirement. But think again. You’d be…
While the name of the company I’ve helped build over the last 30-plus years is Durakis Executive Search, my work goes far beyond the C-Suite. Many people have the misconception that my work is solely focused on that level of…
If you paid attention to golf – or sports culture in general – in the 1980s and 90s, you’re familiar with Australian golfer Jan Stephenson. Deemed the “It Girl” of professional golf, she burst onto the scene in the late…
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…
“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…
What does it mean to have a failsafe workplace? It’s not a place that’s safe from failure—it’s a place where it’s safe to fail. Here’s the difference and what it means to leadership. Whether real or imagined, we all attach…