Navigating Human Resources Through Inflation/Contraction
Despite election year gloom and doom assertions, GDP in the second quarter of 2022 was revised higher and consumer sentiment moved up a
Recruiting as a Partnership
Historically, recruiting and hiring, even at the executive level have been considered as necessary distractions by many companies. In the financial sector,
How is Private Equity Navigating the Changing Economic Environment?
As we end Q3, it’s useful to assess how Private Equity firms perform in what has been a very volatile first half of 2022.
What It Takes to Attract Today’s Top Talent
Shorten with AI In a landmark 1998 study called The War for Talent, published in the McKinsey Quarterly, the authors led with the statement "Better
How Can CFOs Navigate Turbulent Macroeconomic Trends?
Shorten with AI There is considerable debate right now about whether we are heading for a recession. Much of this debate ignores the technical definition
Is It Time To Retire The Term “Microaggression”?
The term "microaggression" was coined in the 1970s by Harvard University professor Chester Pierce to describe the subtle, everyday ways that Black people experienced
Burnout – Its Source and How To Deal With It
Most discussions about the “great resignation,” including our own, have focused on the “demographic drought,” with job openings growing and participation in the work
An Update on U.S. Ports And Supply Chain Challenges
Shorten with AI The year 2021 was a difficult year for ports across the U.S. 2021 saw all-time highs in cargo moved, unloading wait times,
How Interim Professionals can impact an ever-changing business environment
Calling the business environment “fast-changing” has become a cliché over the past decade or so, and even more in the past two years. Working
The Pandemic Set Women Back, But Revealed What Is Needed
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, a survey was done in a major international media organization. Men and women in middle management were asked the