September 2011 Blog Posts (4)

Brad Pitt's Moneyball; A Lesson for Sales People?

I am not a big Brad Pitt fan for more reasons than I care to mention, but I did go with my husband to see Moneyball this past Tuesday; for those living under a rock, Brad is the movie. Correction, the real star is Billy Beane, Brad Pitts real life character; the Oakland A's General Manager who made some career missteps early in his life that could only be known from times…

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Added by Linda Hertz on September 30, 2011 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

Employee Promotional Items; Just Propaganda?

How many of you have saved those promotional items that our current or past companies have given us? The ones usually given during sales meetings or zipped to us in the mail as a random act of kindness, just to let us know how much they love us? I came up with this topic quite unexpectedly, I was preparing for the 24 mile Avon Breast Cancer walk that is next weekend and ALL of… Continue

Added by Linda Hertz on September 11, 2011 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

5 Tips to Working With a Headhunter and Keeping His Attention!

So how does one work with a Headhunter if all they care about is getting a head for their open job? I felt compelled to write this follow up article to my last Blog since it kicked up so much dust on the Linkedin Groups; Recruiters ARE Headhunters:…

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Added by Linda Hertz on September 9, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

When Does Ambition Become Blind Ambition? When the Price of Success Takes Away Your Joy?

Did you ever hear the expression, "Be careful for what you wish for...?" The rest is usually not spoken because we all know the completion of that sentence would be, "Because you just may get it." The underlying meaning also does not escape us; we sometimes want… Continue

Added by Linda Hertz on September 4, 2011 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments