by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
Although resumes are every candidate’s gateway to an exciting new career, employers must be aware they could be letting in a Trojan horse. Sadly, evaluating a resume not only includes determining which candidate is the most suitable for the job, but also weeding...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Retention
Good team members are hard to find and hard to keep. Although the economic downturn has led to some downsizing, talented people still have their pick of good jobs. There are likely to be increased talent shortages over the coming years, as baby boomers retire and are...
by Chris Hunter | Jan 2, 2016 | Retirement Planning
by Chris Hunter | Dec 27, 2015 | Employee Recognition & Rewards
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Recruiting
You’ve got a hole in the team and need the right person to fill it. What happens if someone applies for it and you find that they were fired or laid off from their last position? They might be just right in every other way but this one fact has understandably...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Employee Recognition & Rewards, General - Human Resources
As times change so does the way in which we note special occasions. We now have team members instead of ‘personnel’, and celebrations instead of what used to be unimaginatively called ‘office functions’. Some of the benefits of celebrations are: • They bring...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to function as a CEO in today’s high pressure business environment, but the rewards can be immense. Many CEOs make more in a year than their employees will make in a lifetime. The average CEO of a major U.S. corporation...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews, Ethics, Leadership, Legal Issues
Business owners and managers simply can’t afford to ignore problems with team members. To do so is to risk exposure to expensive lawsuits that few SMEs can afford. Problems with individuals can also lead to lower team morale, a loss of productivity and the...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
1. Knowing a little or nothing about the company 2. Negative attitude 3. Poor communication skills 4. Rambling, disconnected the answers 5. Inappropriate behavior 6. Failure to make eye contact 7. Failure to ask questions 8. In proper dress 9. No career direction/not...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Mar 31, 2016 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
Business coaching is a field that’s experiencing rapid growth. One of its primary functions is to create the circumstances under which performance improvement can happen, and when the client is a team, coaching has been proven to be highly effective. Team...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | General - Human Resources, Retention
During the nineties, the number of Americans doing ‘telework’ or ‘telecommuting’ grew from four to twenty million. The number of ‘teleworkers’ seems set to increase even further. The trend continues to grow as bandwidth increases!...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
by Chris Hunter | Jan 14, 2016 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Interviews & Onboarding, Selling Skills, Selling Skills
Carefully planned and executed, the business lunch can be a valuable tool for acquiring new business, gathering market intelligence, or increasing business from existing customers. It’s also a way of smoothing over little hiccups that occur from time to time in the...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 28, 2015 | Compensation, Employee Recognition & Rewards
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Interviews & Onboarding, Legal Issues, Recruiting
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by Chris Hunter | Dec 27, 2015 | Compensation, Compensation Plans, Employee Recognition & Rewards
We all work for money, from senior management to junior team members. It pays the bills and purchases the necessities of life. However surveys consistently show that we also work for many intangible rewards that include being recognized for doing a good job. There are...
by Chris Hunter | Jan 2, 2016 | Training Programs
For the budget-conscious small business, training isn’t always a priority when it comes to dividing up the company purse. Many financial directors tend to question the cost of team development when considerations like company promotion and retaining clients are also...
by Chris Hunter | Jan 2, 2016 | Training Programs
In today’s business environment, plenty has been said about the importance of keeping team members well educated and equipped with enough of the latest industry work practices, tricks and procedures to bring maximum value to employers. Popular belief says that...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
It has been demonstrated across a number of industries that team performance can be enhanced through the application of external coaching. The members of a team will collectively “lift their game” and productivity increases are the norm. However, the...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 27, 2015 | Compensation, Employee Recognition & Rewards
by Chris Hunter | Feb 2, 2016 | Coaching & Soft Skills, General - Marketing, Selling Skills, Selling Skills, Web Sites & E-Marketing - Part 2
by Chris Hunter | May 14, 2018 | Job Descriptions
Good article defining the job description purpose and templates. Click the link above.
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Retention
It can be a costly blow to lose a key team member in a professional services firm. There’s the possibility of their taking some business with them, of course, but also the cost of sourcing a replacement and the expense to the firm of getting the new person up to...
by Chris Hunter | Aug 29, 2019 | Coaching & Soft Skills, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership
You’ve probably heard this meeting advice before: Set an agenda and send it out ahead of time. But if the purpose of your meeting is to tackle a complicated problem, it’s better to have the group decide on the agenda together. Plan to spend 10%–15% of your meeting...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 27, 2015 | Compensation, Employee Recognition & Rewards
by Chris Hunter | Dec 27, 2015 | Compensation, Employee Recognition & Rewards
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Retention
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | General - Human Resources, Legal Issues
Ever since Orwell’s classic novel “1984” was published there’s been a growing sense that Big Brother may indeed be watching us. Walking along a city street, driving on a freeway, or even sitting at our desks there’s an increasing chance that someone could be looking...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Mar 26, 2016 | General - Operations, Legal Issues
Ever since Orwell’s classic novel “1984” was published there’s been a growing sense that Big Brother may indeed be watching us. Walking along a city street, driving on a freeway, or even sitting at our desks there’s an increasing chance that someone could be looking...
Chris’ combination of academic credentials, career experience and temperament ideally suit his calling as a business development advisor. Clients say he has a mind for business and a heart for service.