by Mike McCormack | May 7, 2012 | Individuals
We all have heard the story about the frog who jumps into a pot of water. When he (she?) jumps in, the water is room temperature, so it decides to hang out there for a while. Then someone turns on the burner under the pot, and gradually the water starts getting...
by Mike McCormack | May 7, 2012 | Individuals
Do you know a student who wants to attend a college where there is ‘Big-time’ football program? Now that the BCS rankings are out and the Bowl game match-ups are decided, it is easy to find schools that match this criteria. But if you are the one paying for the...
by Mike McCormack | May 7, 2012 | Individuals
My wife and I went to see the movie ‘Secretariat‘ last night and we were thoroughly entertained. Although I was a teenager when this horse ran for the Triple Crown in 1973, I could still remember some of the details of the story – like the margin of victory in the...
by Mike McCormack | May 7, 2012 | Individuals
Approx 480 words (2-3 minute read) I just read a post that quoted Shawn Achor stating that happy workers produce more, and I wonder how many people (i.e., employers) are surprised by this. I like to follow Shawn’s stuff. He’s a Texas guy who ended up going to...
by Mike McCormack | May 7, 2012 | Individuals
A recruiting site that I monitor published a good article today by John Sullivan that lists 8 talent management lessons businesses could learn from the World Series: Identify critical success factors and prioritize around them Continuous talent swapping is needed...
