Author: ericbaker

Bursting the Underemployment Bubble

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It’s safe to imagine that if he were with us today, Caliper’s founder, Herb Greenberg, would have a strong opinion on the staggering number of people stuck in underemployment purgatory….

The New Manager Checklist

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In an ideal business world, all companies would have programs to identify high-potential employees and develop future leaders, and upper management would establish structured training programs….

Fixing Your Organizational Talent Gaps

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Forward-thinking organizations know that long-term success requires more than innovative product development and continuous improvement of operational efficiency….

Unwrapping the Secrets of Hiring and Development

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In The Mummy, the first entry in Universal’s new “Dark Universe” adventure-horror film franchise, Tom Cruise plays a sort of modern-day Indiana Jones who plunders an ancient tomb housing a mysterious sarcophagus….

Go on the Power Play with Sales Models

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Even if you only catch five minutes of this year’s Stanley Cup Final, you’ll notice the difference—you’re no longer watching your parents’ brand of ice hockey.Obstruction has been mostly eradicated….

Job Models: The Cure for Wrong Hiring Decisions

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In a study recently published on the Genes & Development website, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center report the identification of the “matrix progenitors that regulate hair growth and pigmentation”….

Do Outdated Hiring and Development Practices Bug You?

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Would you “Believe” Cher belted out the top song of 1999? So says Billboard, authority on all things pop music. Not far behind her was Smash Mouth, who made the musical “All Star” team (just that one time)….

Gen Z: Coming Soon to a Company Near You

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Are you sick of the word “Millennials” (with a capital M) yet? That’s a rhetorical question, by the way. Of course you’re sick of it. People are so tired of reading about Millennials…

Personality: Too Much of a Good Thing

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Whether it’s hard candy as a child or hard alcohol as an adult, we continually learn a valuable lesson about the dangers of excesses. Everything in moderation, right…

Curiosity Won’t Kill the Cat … Or Your Career

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Most people know the Irish proverb “Curiosity killed the cat,” but not as many know its rejoinder: “…but satisfaction brought it back.” But what about us – the mere servants of said felines…