Category: PDJ

Take a moment to ponder these questions. Is there someone who always speaks favorably for you when you are not in the room? Who is genuinely interested in your career and is willing to personally invest in your success?

In my life, work and family are one. I am part of a family business, and one of the major challenges for many small businesses, including family businesses, is business succession

Though Many People in the workforce remember the address book, fewer and fewer have used one for the purpose of storing contact information. You might remember writing—often in pencil—the contact information of a friend or colleague in your address book, later crossing it out and updating it when the information changed.

The flame of revolution in the Middle East that began in Tunisia and toppled the leader of Egypt has now spread to Bahrain and Libya. There are rumblings that China may be next.

Two people – my mother and my husband. My mother molded my independent spirit and set an example that with hard work, perseverance and determination, anything is possible.

The ability to attract and retain talent is critical in helping to maintain a competitive business edge that will set us apart as an employer of choice. I am not just talking about hiring and promoting people – having an inclusive corporate culture means providing an opportunity for people of diverse backgrounds to introduce new approaches and ideas.

Leadership is the extraordinary talent to inspire and motivate people to achieve a greater goal. Effective leadership goes beyond the efficient management of resources and productivity to attain a target.

My mother has given her entire life to her family and helping others. Every lesson she taught me was rooted in unconditional love and service, and instilled in me the passion to face every single day with an unwavering sense of duty and with infinite love for God and life.

My most rewarding career accomplishment was successfully leading the SAP implementations at Bristol-Myers Squibb. We re-engineered many of the finance processes, configured the software and then trained our employees to use the new systems.

There is an interesting phenomenon going on in American workplaces today. Despite national unemployment levels at five-year highs, top talent is leaving our organizations en masse.