By Phil Resch – Executive Retained Search has traditionally been the preferred method CEOs use to find the talent they need to help run the organization. But the current economic downturn has caused companies to conserve cash and wait to see how the new health initiatives will shake out, leading to a slowdown in executive [...]

RECRUITERS – IF AND WHEN TO USE – By John Casey CEOs have had good and bad experiences with retained and contingent recruiters and often wonder when they should use a recruiter and how to get the best value. Recruiters are best used when it is: a critical position, important to hire the best candidate, [...]

DO YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS LOOK LIKE THIS? By Joe Zente Fast-forward 12 months. The year is winding down and it’s time to reflect on 2012. The presidential election recently concluded and you are wondering if the new knuckleheads in Washington will continue to spin wheels and create even more chaos and uncertainty than the [...]

FIVE FUNDAMENTALS FOR OPTIMIZING MARKETING STATS WITH MEASUREMENT AND ANALYTICS By Laura Patterson The Institute for Supply Management recently bottom lined a business confidence and economic update report by stating, “Slow growth – if any – remains a top concern among American businesses.” With forecasts like that, it’s not surprising that the leadership team’s expectations [...]

By Mike Rawlings, Mayor – North Texas is the fastest growing economy in the U.S. We are still in a sluggish economy nationwide but the Dallas workforce saw the second largest improvement nationwide over the second half of the last decade. This did not happen by accident; it happened by emphasizing private/public partnerships, leveraging our [...]

BEST PRACTICES ON COMPENSATION – FROM THE CUBICLE TO THE CORNER OFFICE By Marsha Cameron In the past two years, modest compensation increases in the U.S. reflected improvements in business results, while here in Texas, economic growth exceeded other parts of the country. Texas CEOs indicate there are continuing concerns about the economy, which impacts [...]

TURNING LIFE’S SETBACKS INTO TANGIBLE PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS A Commentary By Veronica Edwards I literally failed first grade because, according to my teacher, I wasted valuable classroom time daydreaming out the window, talked too much and was unable to color within the lines. My future career prospects at the age of seven were bleak. I did [...]

A GUIDE TO CIRCUMVENTING POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT LAW LANDMINES By Mike Maslanka Employment law often makes no sense. Because of its counter-intuitive nature, up is down and down is up. So let’s play “lawsuit or no lawsuit” and match our wits versus the law. Employee gives birth. She is later terminated. She sues, claiming a violation [...]

By Betsy Price, Mayor – Years ago, when a farmer needed a new barn, he’d gather his neighbors together and turn it into a community project – a “barn-raising.” The premise was simple: Many hands make the work go faster. As important, it brought the community together – everyone had a stake in building something [...]

MAKING THE CASE FOR CFOS TO BE A CEO’S PRIMARY INFLUENCER By Jerry Dilettuso According to CristKolder Associates, a search firm specializing in C-suite searches, the number of Chief Operating Officers is in decline and has been since the year 2000. In that year 47.5 percent of all companies on the Fortune 500 and S&P [...]