by Ira Wolfe | Feb 22, 2019 | Future of Work, Geeks and Geezers, Podcasts
Workplace Violence: Is it something that social media and news outlets have normalized within our culture? Current statistics state that over the course of a year, an average of 15 people will lose their lives because of workplace violence, and a staggering 38,500...
by Ira Wolfe | Nov 21, 2018 | Career Development, Geeks and Geezers, Hiring Process, Podcasts, Recruiting Process, Recruiting Tips, Recruitment
Today, we’re talking with a man who was pronounced dead at birth, diagnosed as retarded by his guidance counselor, and never spoke a word until he was 6 years old. Additionally, he had a documentary made about him in in 2007 called “Music Within”. Our guest this week,...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 17, 2017 | Emotional Intelligence, Employee Motivation, Employment Testing, Hiring Process, Recruiting Process, Recruitment
3 strategies that will change the way you screen One day employees seem to be on the top of the world, firing on all cylinders. The next day their lives and careers implode. Why does this happen? Why does this happen? A lack of emotional intelligence may provide the...
by Ira Wolfe | Jul 20, 2015 | Business Values & Motivators, Employee Motivation
“I see dead trees,” Steve told his employer a few years earlier. “And that’s why I’m quitting my job.” Today Steve designs log cabins for a small manufacturer in PA. He’s been working here for about two years. The owner...
by Ira Wolfe | Jul 16, 2015 | Career Development, Employee Motivation, Employee Performance Management
Advice to deal with toxic employees seem more abundant than sand in a desert. The problem is that without cooperation from the employee you might as well be shoveling with a rake! So let’s begin with the employee or manager who feels his success in life is...