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Mentoring Programs for Woman-Owned Businesses

ATHENAPowerLink is just one of only 27 organizations nationwide geared towards provinding mentoring to women business owners. Program director Jasmine Moore says that mentored companies "must be open to advice." She looks for companies poised for growth and whose owners are proactive about...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-15-2008
All Leaders Must Be Continuous Talent Scouts

A recent study by global consultants McKinsey & Co. found that organizations are no better at finding, motivating, and retaining good employees as they were 10 years ago ( Entrepreneur magazine, July 2008). While senior managers said they made talent management their top one or two priority, 60%...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 07-05-2008
What's Age Got to Do With It?

To paraphrase an old Tina Turner song, today's work environment has adjusted to an aging Baby Boomer generation with open arms. Organization's need to retain the intellectual capital provided by older employees, and that same group wants to continue working for varied reasons such as continued...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-15-2008
Online Mentoring May Be Your Solution

Small business owners have always had it tough when it came to finding mentoring help, but now several online alternatives are giving them access to tap into the experience and expertise of successful business people. A growing number of web sites, many of them currently for free, allow prospective mentors...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-03-2008
Lack of Empowerment Sinks Manager Development

Sears Holding Corp. has been looking for a CEO for over a year, according to reports in today's Chicago Tribune , and the problem in filling this key role may very well lie with Edward Lampert, the hedge-fund owner operator of Sears. The problem apparently stems from the fact that Lampert is unwilling...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 02-25-2008
Skilled Worker Shortage Expected by 2010

Inadequate investment in employee training is expected to produce a skilled worker shortage of 8 million people by 2010, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics ( Chicago Tribune , Feb. 17, 2008). This shortage is expected to hit the areospace industry particularly hard. While not every organization...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 02-20-2008
Watching for "Change the World Syndrome"

One of the most potentially damaging maladies affecting newly hired or newly promoted managers is "Change the World Syndrome," the urge to make changes simply to prove to a superior that the new manager is adding value within the area of new responsibility. What makes this malady insidious...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 01-24-2008
Can't Find a Mentor? Try Online!

Cyberspace has caught up to the demand that up-and-coming executives have for mentored relationships with the advent of online mentoring sites. Today's Wall Street Journal pointed out several sites that could fill the mentorship void you may have at your organization. Among the sites mentioned: MicoMentor...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 01-20-2008
Retirees A Good Source to Fill Talent Voids

CareerBuilder.com reports that nearly 37% of retirees have returned back to work after officially retiring, a large jump from 2006's 27% figure. While some found they couldn't yet afford to retire financially, many more found that they weren't ready for the "long vacation" of retirement...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 12-06-2007
Boomer Brain Drain Could Cripple your Organization. Are you Ready?

By 2012, approximately 43% of the American workforce will be eligible to retire (or will have done so), according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, many companies are at risk of serious financial and productivity issues because they have not developed their young talent and created the bench...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 11-04-2007

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