Podcast Interview with Ashley Kirkland: What to Do When Your Best People Leave the Company?

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Succession Planning for SMBs: What to do When Your Top People Move On In the latest episode from the CPSA Recruitment and Talent show, guest Ashley Kirkland, Strategic Account Sales Manager at sage People, offers her insights into ways companies can develop Sales-focused execs.  Ashley and host Kevin W. Grossman consider the initial considerations for HR and sales managers […]

Podcast Interview with Kristen Harcourt: Developing New Talent

How to Develop Leaders and Bring Through the Next Generation of Sales Talent In the latest episode from the CPSA Recruitment and Talent show guest Kristen Harcourt offers insights into ways companies can develop Sales-focused execs.  Kristen and host Kevin W. Grossman consider what truly motivates salespeople today in small businesses, what metrics should be considered […]

Listening for Sexual Harassment

“Oh my goodness! He’s so nasty, what a pervert, I was so creeped out,…” was just some of the water cooler commentary I would hear about one supervisor I worked with many years ago. I was mildly curious about what he had done or said to garner such consternation from our female employees but mostly […]

Podcast Interview with John Hirth: Successfully Onboarding Employees in Start-Ups and SMBs

Onboarding: What’s Needed to Successfully Onboard Sale-Focused Pros in Small Businesses In the latest episode of the CPSA Recruitment and Talent podcast, Kevin W. Grossman and John Hirth discuss ways to successfully onboard new salespeople into SMBs and start-ups. We’ll consider why employers should get salespeople off on the right foot and three things that […]

Vendor Profile: Aflac

Aflac: Ensuring Your Business Offers Insurance Is Crucial Aflac started up in 1955 as an insurance company. The goal of Aflac has always been putting the customer first. An emphasis on the client allowed over 50 million people to put their faith in Aflac. These people are entrusting Aflac to offer appropriate benefits without hesitation if […]

HR Lessons from The Crown

Queen Elizabeth

After indulging in the guilty pleasure of binge-watching season two of “The Crown” I was amazed at how little I knew about the history of the British royal family. While I appreciated that some details were likely spiced up to present the story in a more salacious manner, I was drawn into the plot line […]

Project Failure and How to Learn From Mistakes

SUCCESS AND FAILURE

Choosing Your Goals Wisely While there are no sure methods of succeeding in life or business per se, you might end up searching for ideas and methodologies to figure out the best way of dealing with project planning, objectives and execution strategy, but nothing can help you until you understand the real meaning of project […]