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Three Ways to Thoughtfully Invest in People During an Economic Downturn

By Tim Butler Shortly after graduating from business school, I visited with the CEO of a company I had worked for while in college. This savvy businessman built a thriving network of incredibly successful companies from a small feed and grain business he had inherited from his wife’s family. There…

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Managing Conflict in a Remote Environment: What to Watch Out for and Five Tips to Resolve

By Susan Peppercorn It’s well understood that unresolved workplace conflict can have a serious impact on the mental health and wellbeing of those involved. It can also reduce productivity, taking up considerable time, energy and resources. With so many employees now ‘out of sight,’ there is a risk that conflict…

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Work Reimagined. What’s Possible?    

By Marie Bankuti, PCC, CPCC, PMP Our work world has been turned upside down and inside out. So much has changed and continues to change almost daily. Could any of us have imagined the depth and breadth of the impact a virus could have on corporate America only six months ago?…

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5 Ways Managers Can Use Emotional Intelligence to Help Employees Feel Safe and Secure

By Tim Butler (ACC certified, MA in Organizational Management) Last year, a friend gave me a Cyclamen for my birthday. It was a very healthy plant with dark green leaves and bright red flowers. After a few months, however, the leaves and flowers thinned out, stretched out, and became quite…

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Co-Active® Leadership ~ 5 Ways to Lead

by Ellie Eckhoff The June issue of Harvard Business Review (HBR) is a special issue on How to Lead in Times of Crisis. The HBR had planned to cover marketing in their Summer Issue, until the situation in early spring made it abundantly clear “that the worldwide spread of the…

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Tips for Building Resilience in Challenging Times

by Susan Peppercorn, Executive Career Consultant During this unprecedented time of the coronavirus pandemic, stress and anxiety are constant companions. Whether our thoughts are occupied with the health of loved ones or the challenges of homeschooling children while working, or yet, facing unemployment for an undetermined period, life has changed….

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Job Search During a Quarantine, Edition 3: Creative Virtual Networking

by Marie Bankuti, ClearRock Career Consultant Networking. To some, it’s a dirty word, almost as painful as public speaking. Others are like fish in water, navigating easily and enjoying themselves along the way. Still others don’t necessarily feel strongly about it, but may not be sure how to go about…

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Unemployment Assistance Updates – COVID-19

The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) has integrated state and federal pandemic-related assistance with some key updates to eligibility and benefits, including: Waiting Period Waived: If your job loss or hours reduction was due to COVID-19, the usual waiting period of one week no longer applies to your case,…

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Job Search During a Quarantine, Edition 2: Your Financial Diet

By Marie Bankuti, ClearRock Career Consultant If you were laid off prior to the quarantine being put into effect, then you’ve more than likely already made some adjustments to your spending habits. If you’ve been recently furloughed or laid off as a result of the quarantine’s impact, perhaps it’s time…

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Job Search During a Quarantine, Edition 1: Time to Grow

By Marie Bankuti, ClearRock Career Consultant You’ve probably got a lot of extra time on your hands right now. How about using that time to develop your professional skills? When you look at your resume, what are the skills, tools or expertise you’ve been thinking about obtaining but haven’t had…

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Forbes’ Tips for A Career Pivot

Thinking of making a career pivot? ClearRock’s President, Laura Poisson was quoted in this recent Forbes article with some great tips!

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ClearRock’s 2019 Talent Management Survey

Over 60 HR professionals in the Boston-Metro area completed ClearRock’s survey regarding their talent management needs. Here are the top needs they identified for 2020. Click here to view the full report. Talent Selection – diversity and reducing unconscious bias; streamlining process Leadership Development – develop emerging leaders; improve management…

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Recovering from a Bad Interview

by Carolyn Raitt, Managing Consultant for Outplacement You are preparing or an interview, feel like you have everything you need to be successful, and once in front of the interviewer, you freeze, forget something important you wanted to mention, or kick yourself after the meeting because you feel you missed…

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5 Trends in Leadership Development

By Ellie Eckhoff, Senior Vice President   1. Inspire Leaders at Every Level The market for leadership development solutions is enormous: more than $14 billion is spent by corporations and there are more than 70,000 books and videos on the topic. When we ask companies about their top talent issues,…

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Predictive Index – Gold Key Resorts Case Study

Business Challenge at Gold Key Resorts Every year between Memorial Day and Labor Day, more than 2 million vacationers travel to Virginia Beach. This gives the Gold Key’s Marketing division two months to generate the majority of the company’s revenue for the year through timeshare sales. To meet the peak…

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