Category Archives: Hiring

Diversity?

Posted on June 3, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There have been quite a few articles about hiring a diverse workforce lately, but the articles have overlooked one salient fact: quality people may or may not be diverse. Minorities may not have the educational background you need. As a … Continue reading →

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Do You Know When It’s Time to Hire Professionals?

Posted on May 18, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There’s a great article on Chobani, the Greek yogurt pioneer, and it’s founder, who almost lost it all because he didn’t build a structure of competent professionals to help him manage the business. But, the big question the article didn’t … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the CEO Support Group

Posted on May 11, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

ceo groups are a useful tool in the ceo’s toolbox Continue reading →

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Keep Your Manufacturing Efforts Out of Commodity Hell

Posted on April 8, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We’ve all heard that manufacturing in the US is a dying effort. Well, it need not be. Yes, you probably have to spend more in capital to make up for our higher labor costs, to meet (or go slightly above) … Continue reading →

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4 Keys to Finding Hidden Leaders in Your Organization

Posted on March 14, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There are hidden leaders in your organization; you just have to spot them and take a chance. Here are the qualities to look for. Continue reading →

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View From The Top

Posted on February 24, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The Wall Street Journal recently devoted an entire section, called C-Suite Strategies, to what leaders of corporations were thinking. Frankly, it was a little underwhelming. I expected to see great thoughts on gaining market share, pricing philosophy or people strategy … Continue reading →

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4 Keys to Finding Hidden Leaders in Your Organization

Posted on February 20, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This is an excellent article in the Leadership Blog that rather had the punch line of the title buried in the body of the article. My experience has been that leaders will assert themselves in meetings or in how they … Continue reading →

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Catering to the Hispanic Market

Posted on January 7, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

One of the Smart Briefs recently ran an article on catering to the Hispanic market which was mostly nonsense. The editor should have edited. Anyway, over the years in our Marketing Doctor subsidiary, we’ve had several clients who want to … Continue reading →

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C’mon over!

Posted on November 21, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

What a bunch of brickbrains we have in Washington. Of course we should make it possible for 4 million formerly illegal folks to become citizens. Has any of these clowns looked at the unemployment rate (if it can be believed) … Continue reading →

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OMG! Not Another Czar!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Jeez, if there’s one thing we DONT need, it’s another guy or gal to gum up the works with commentary on what the government is doing late and short on the Ebola crisis. They’re not exactly up to speed on the … Continue reading →

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