Internship opportunities are a great way for students or undergraduates to gain some insights into the professional world as they explore their career paths, obtain valuable work experience, and build their network. It is always exciting to work in an organisation for the first time, collaborate in teams to solve problems, and of course, interact...
By 2020, millennials will make up more than one third of the global workforce and the labor market will soon welcome an emerging group of young talent called Generation Z (born from 1996 onwards). In addition, Singapore has the highest life expectancy in the world at 82.7 years. By 2030, one in five people in...
Carling Whetter was used to very specific calls from guests as a front desk agent at The Hotel at Auburn University. One morning, though, the guest at the other end had a more urgent tone about her request.
Denise DeSalvo, a nurse at the pediatric operating room, was arriving for her shift when she noticed Selis Tavsancil in the hospital parking garage, in labor, unable to walk the rest of the way into the hospital.
Wellness has been a hot topic in the human capital industry. Companies are continuously refining their efforts of creating wellness programs for their employees, and companies who don’t have a program already established, are quickly jumping on the bandwagon. Wellness looks different for every individual, as well as every organization, but one thing that holds...
Your people are your greatest asset. We often discuss HR departments in the context of large companies, which create a human capital strategy that pushes their business forward by leveraging their people. For small businesses, a human capital strategy is equally as important, even if it may not be top of mind very often. Jason...
Every retailer knows holiday sales can make or break your entire year. But for many, a selling strategy focuses simply on having the right products on the shelves. In today’s retail environment that just isn’t enough to draw a consumer into a store when online shopping can be so much easier. Winning retailers instead focus...
Mark Epp has spent the last 15 years at Talent Plus providing coaching and management strategies to leaders in several industries and large organizations. A true subject-matter expert in strengths-based management, he explores how focusing and developing strengths in employees can yield far better results in all key metrics than the traditional management strategies focusing...
Emerging technologies mean the “war for talent” has never been more ferocious. The candidate pool is growing but the number of people who possess raw, natural talent remains small and elusive. Only those who take steps to identify talent both within and outside of their organizations will stay ahead of the competition and thrive in...
