Best Practices For Leaders
How to Turn Quiet Quitters into Loud Stakeholders
The new business jargon phrase "quiet quitting" has been making headlines recently. What exactly is quiet quitting by definition? Simply put, its employees thumbing their noses against uneven...
Job Choices Matter
TGIF is a sad acronym. "Thank God It's Friday" trivializes a person’s life by wishing away chunks of their time at work because they don't enjoy it or feel fulfilled in that role. Do happiness and...
Are Regulations Killing Jobs?
Chocolate or Peanut Butter? Cubs or Sox? Beer or Wine? Chocolate or Vanilla? Conundrums have plagued humans for eons. Questions that can break up friendships. In some circumstances, it’s an easy...
Power-Up Your Green Talent Pipeline
After a decade of honing a successful career in e-learning, Chad Knowler needed to switch gears. The thought of a shake-up energized him. He quit his job and went back to school to learn Sustainable...
The Green Transition: How to Outshine the Competition and Attract Top Talent
The world is transitioning to green energy, and the future is bright! Today, renewables make up 20% of electricity generation in the U.S. By 2030, that number is expected to rise to 35%. 'New green...
Plugging In: The Quest To Find Cleantech Leaders Who “Fit”
Investment in the cleantech industry is accelerating faster than a Mustang Mach-E racing down PCH. (0-60 in 4 seconds!) The intersection of $370 million of federal funding, widespread concern with...
Tackling Scarce Talent and Tech Disruption: Reflections From an AEC Roundtable
Amidst an intractable talent crunch and disruptive tech innovation, Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firms are at a crossroads. How should they navigate these challenges?...
Building The Highway To Growth: Trends and tips in Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC)
The AEC sector is rapidly growing and evolving. Firm building blocks for growth were laid last year with the passing of the $1.2 billion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA), infusing the...
Leading The Charge! Renewable & Clean Tech Firms Focus on The Future
It is vital to empower future leaders in surging industries such as renewable power and cleantech firms NOW. Companies must not wait for a vacancy before identifying tomorrow’s executives. Today and...
“I Am Not an Expert, But I Play One on TEAMS”: How to Manage Multidisciplinary Teams
My early career was in retail. I quickly moved from the stock room to the sales floor, to the manager’s desk. I was first promoted to management at the ripe old age of 25, and I was woefully...
Exploring Key Trends in Mining: Unearthing Materials, Talent, Social Purpose & ESG to Power the Green Economy
We are amidst a sparkling period of growth and opportunities in the mining industry. Not only is the sector booming from a commodities super cycle, but mining companies unearth the materials and...
Tailwinds Are Powering Renewable Firms: Industry Trends to Attract Top Talent & Beat the Competition
The high-flying renewable sector is set to soar even higher after the Senate passed legislation this week earmarking $369 billion (about $1,100 per person in the US) for U.S. energy security and...
Who Will Replace You?
Business owners and executives will almost universally say having a robust plan to create tomorrow's leaders, today, AKA, a 'succession plan,' is crucial to an organization's long-term success. Why?...
Compensation, Culture & Challenge: Three C’s People Consider When They Join, Stay or Leave a Job
During my 25+ years of executive search, learning why people join, stay or leave an organization has been my personal mission. I ask each candidate I meet about the Three C’s: Compensation, Culture...
Loosen The Labor Squeeze In The Construction & Environment Sectors With These Three Strategies
$1 trillion in federal infrastructure funding is about to hit the market. Engineers and Builders are poised for expansive growth and demand. How will companies meet the needs of the marketplace and...
Designing the Future: 4 Ways Engineering and Construction Firms Can Create Climate Resilient Spaces
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is not merely a buzzword but a business imperative. Investors and Boards have tasked business leaders with creating and funding strategic business goals...
Building Up Women to Shatter the Glass Ceiling: 5 Strategies to Produce More Women Leaders
'If more women were working in the energy field, the energy transition would advance more quickly, (and) more inclusively.' CEO of Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition, Christine Lins'...
5 Tips to Develop Your Next Generation of Successful Leaders
Preparing high-potential talent for leadership roles is a key priority for most businesses. The problem is that organizations struggle to do it well. In a global study of nearly 16,000 leaders by...
How the Russia-Ukraine War and Surging Gas Prices Can Supercharge the Green Transition
The painful pinch of skyrocketing gas prices is hitting just about everyone’s pocketbook. Right now, the average national cost of gasoline across the nation has surged to over $5 per gallon,...
Dynamic Job Descriptions Are the Key to Standing Out in a Candidate-Driven Market
Almost every company in America, large or small, is feeling the pressure of the current labor market. I have been part of talent acquisition in some form for over 15 years and this is by far the...
Three Innovative Strategies to Enhance Your Team’s Quality of Life at Work
Mid-March 2020. Many businesses scrambled to put together a patchwork system so their teams could work from home. At TRANSEARCH, we made the shift reasonably smoothly, thanks to already having a...
Should You Stay or Should You Go? 4 Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Counteroffer
As the labor market sizzles and businesses lose their high-performing leaders, the push for retention means counteroffers are gaining momentum. It is the "easy" solution when losing a manager or...
Trust Your Gut: Four Tips to Harness Your Intuition and Make Wise Business Decisions
When Apple icon Steve Jobs was contemplating a significant business decision, he often took strolls around his neighborhood, totally barefoot. While we can’t say for certain all that went through...
5 Tips To Nail Your Virtual Interview
With hybrid and remote job opportunities becoming more and more prevalent in today’s employment market, job seekers may be finding themselves interviewing virtually for the first time in their...
