Volume 1, Issue 10

 

IN THIS ISSUE

New Offices!

 

Managing Change
By By Raymond Huggenberger, Principal Consultant
Huggenberger@mbsearch.net

Some people would argue that “managing change” is an oxymoron. Indeed, most of us spend a lot more time running alongside change, trying to sniff out which way the wind is going to blow, than actually trying to control it. And that might just be the problem.

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Looking for your next great opportunity?

Tips on How to Confidentially Launch Your Job Search
by Denae Butte, Director, McDermott & Bull Executive Network
butte@mbsearch.net

The results of a recent survey conducted by CareerJournal.com showed that 47% of the respondents (who were currently employed) plan to begin a job search as the economy and job market improves. Another survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and CareerJournal.com, stated similar findings in that 67% of the respondents felt that it was likely that more employees would leave as job market conditions improved.

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Why and How Would You Build a Board of Advisors?
By Todd Gitlin, Principal Consultant
gitlin@mbsearch.net

The duties of a Board of Advisors do “not” include oversight of the management of the corporation, which reside with the Board of Directors. A Board of Advisors will discuss and advise on issues such as compensation, employee relations, management issues, customer verticals, acquisitions and divestitures. Advisory boards may deal specifically with certain areas of the business such as marketing, strategic planning, manufacturing, government affairs, contracts/negotiations or management.

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Authentic Relationships Are Good Business…
Machiavelli Was Wrong!

By Jeff Black, Principal Consultant
black@mbsearch.net

I’ve been fascinated in my consulting experience observing the power of authenticity.  There are a lot of very slick people who are in fact successful in our dynamic market, but I believe there is an increasing demand for anti-slick authenticity.  I’ll admit that when I asked you to answer questions recently, I did have a premise I was trying to test - that authenticity, integrity, and ethics mattered more to people in their work lives than the conventional machiavellian-wisdom of our society would suggest.  I do truly believe the look in people’s eyes matters a whole lot to a lot of people.

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