Insperity

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Employee turnover can increase, especially among those who seek promotions to leadership roles. For prospective hires, try to gauge their understanding of this knowledge base during the interview process. Employees can make decisions that don’t align with strategic goals. These missteps can result in lost revenue and wasted time.

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Work Life

MARCH 17, 2024

For example, less than 25% of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) offer finance major tracks, leading students to major in related fields like economics or mathematics. Not every educational institution has the same resources or offers the same majors.

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Insperity

JUNE 2, 2015

If you’re trying to hire engineers, sales managers and reps, administrative assistants, or accounting and finance staff, you’ve probably noticed that qualified candidates are hard to come by. When you meet candidates in person, ask behavioral and situational interview questions. How do you handle a challenge? Give an example.

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All Work

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For example, as ethnographers of finance sectors observe, the spatial arrangement of where traders sit on the trading floor has an impact on how they see and hear other traders, access technologies, and receive and interpret information (Downey and Fisher, 2006).

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Go Burrows

JULY 23, 2023

Michelle Motz is a highly accomplished and results-driven administrative professional with a knowledge of finance, investor relations, strategy, M&A and Human Resources. In this episode, Michelle talks about working in a public company, the changing role of an executive assistant in our remote world, and how to elevate the role.

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Go Burrows

MARCH 26, 2023

LEADERSHIP QUOTE Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. She currently serves a Software Engineering Executive but also has experience assisting in the medical, arts, legal, real estate and finance fields. Each review helps me stay motivated to keep the show going! Either way, I’d love to hear from you!

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Go Burrows

OCTOBER 31, 2021

LEADERSHIP QUOTES. Alessandra started her career in finance, took a sharp right turn into non-profit fundraising, then decided to find a flexible role that played to her strengths and her love of setting others up for success. Of course, they also let us know all about what Cleverly is! – Charles Dickens. – Unknown.

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Career Development: Offer training sessions, skill-building workshops, and leadership development. Leaders need to recognize that culture is beyond a set of values; it encompasses employees’ daily experiences and the example set by leadership. Tailor it according to the employees’ requirements.

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Work Life

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For a move into finances, you might choose Yale University’s Financial Markets. Or you might say that you bring a strong background as a specialist, and now you feel ready for a leadership role. When interviewing the actors, I always asked them to do a demo to show me how their acting skills would work in the business world.

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Go Burrows

JANUARY 14, 2024

Ciara Trotman is an executive assistant and event planner with over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and big box technology. LEADERSHIP QUOTE I will not lose, for even in defeat there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me. –

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Success

APRIL 4, 2023

IO psychology program manager at HireVue , which specializes in “video interviewing, assessments and text-enabled recruiting tools,” according to a company press release , conducted research that determined using games leads to less unfair “screening out” that regularly happens with traditional hiring methods. Colin Willis, Ph.D.,

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Success

MARCH 15, 2024

Leadership is not a license to do less; it is a responsibility to do more,” he writes in Leaders Eat Last. Patrice Washington Photo courtesy of Patrice Washington Wealth is about more than just your finances, which is why Patrice Washington is setting out to redefine it. The England-born, U.S.-based

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Go Burrows

MAY 28, 2023

LEADERSHIP QUOTE If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. HELP ME, HELP YOU (MAKE THE PODCAST BETTER) Do you have questions you’d like me to answer, guests you think I should interview, or suggested topics you’d like me to address on the show?

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Go Burrows

JULY 14, 2024

LEADERSHIP QUOTES Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. She earned her Credit Union Development Educator (CUDE) designation and successfully completed the McKinsey & Company’s Black Leadership Management Accelerator program. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

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Work Life

JUNE 24, 2024

It’s a tough time to be a job seeker, whether you’re early in your career or looking for a leadership role. Mass layoffs continue to be rampant in industries like tech , media , and finance. Are you confident in your interviewing abilities but just need help with reworking your résumé and LinkedIn page ?

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Great Place to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Leveraging my client service experience, I fortunately had the support of my leadership team to explore a dual role in both client service and recruiting. I get inspiration and ideas from listening to these interviews. As time progressed, I smoothly transitioned deeper into our “human capital” or “people” team.

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Success

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Decisions regarding business hours, marketing automation, or ordering and finance all attempt to gain a tactical edge over our competitors. In the interview, passion about your company and mission are great. But as our leadership knew, it’s good to be reminded daily. Standing out from the competition is a constant endeavor.

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McKensey

JUNE 18, 2025

Skip to main content Show me the value: A CIO view on how tech can shape the business June 18, 2025 | Interview Analog Devices CIO Nancy Avila charts a course to value through building trust between the business and IT. That’s why it’s critical for CIOs to align with their business leadership to drive value. It’s never just tech.

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Office Space

APRIL 29, 2024

Now more than ever, companies are diving deep into their finances to look for any way to reduce their bottom line. Interview and survey your employees to understand their pain points and aspirations. This empowers leadership to make changes aligned with employee needs. Observe how spaces are really used.

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Success

OCTOBER 27, 2023

She enjoyed her work, coordinated off-site projects, stayed late, came in early, took on multiple leadership roles at once and performed many tasks outside her job description. Along with this, findings show that mental health, and the ability to balance everything from household workloads to relationships to finances, are top concerns.

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Vantage Circle

MARCH 23, 2025

Exit interviews revealed a common theme- the lack of appreciation. On the other hand, seasoned professionals value meaningful rewards or leadership acknowledgment. However, a rule of thumb is to never exceed the industry standard and strain the organization's finances. I asked, "What did the organization do later on?"

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Go Burrows

JUNE 20, 2021

BOX) where he oversees business operations, executive communications, and strategic program management across the Global Finance & Operations organization. LEADERSHIP QUOTE. BOX) where he oversees business operations, executive communications, and strategic program management across the Global Finance & Operations organization.

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Success

JULY 28, 2023

You make it through hurdle after hurdle, from multiple interviews to onboarding, and you are ready to start training. You spend months, possibly even years, hunting for the right job. And then, you are asked to sign a Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs) agreement.

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Go Burrows

MAY 1, 2022

LEADERSHIP QUOTES. Leadership is an action, not a position. She is also the founder of Three-Fifths Collective (35C for short) which in its first iteration provided bespoke executive support services to C-level executives ranging across finance, technology and creative industries. CONNECT WITH TIARA. threefifthscollective.

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Their resilience, innovation and leadership inspire and challenge traditional norms. The Women of Influence awards is an opportunity to honor and celebrate outstanding women who are rewriting the narrative for the next generation—and shaping the future of women’s leadership worldwide. Congratulations to all of our finalists!

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Success

APRIL 9, 2024

These financial titans interviewed by Robbins for his latest book are the owners of the firms who actually manage the private assets while also sharing in the revenue they generate. Robbins reveals a pivotal lesson he learned from Warren Buffett during an interview with the “sage of Omaha” a decade ago for his book, Money: Master the Game.

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Success

MARCH 14, 2023

But don’t get so caught up in tracking finances that you forget to live a little. It allows you to better communicate your new idea to a group of investors or sell yourself in the interview of your dreams. Problem-solving, decision-making, leadership, time management—some of the things we wish we learned in college.

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Fellow

DECEMBER 7, 2023

From the very first interview to when an offer letter is sent, it’s crucial to have clear communication with new hires. For starters, start things off with good communication by ensuring new employees feel included within the team with a welcome email.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

I handle interviewing, hiring, negotiating terms, reimbursing expenses, addressing concerns, and terminations. I’m really proud of the work I’ve done to keep our family home and finances in excellent shape and to be a good employer, all on top of my full-time day job.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Asking an interviewer whether any employees bring guns to work. While it truly does seem like the place is getting its finances in order in many ways, one thing has become increasingly daunting. No need for anything long or fancy; just a few sentences in this context (phone interview, and recruiter rather than hiring manager) is fine.

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Work Life

MAY 17, 2024

When the leadership at Mattel changed, one of the new principles was to permit no more than 10 people in any decision meeting. For example, Google’s policy asks members of an interview committee to record their individual comments on each candidate before the meeting. The recognition of such varying opinions liberates the discussion.

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HFI

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The finance manager needs people skills to monitor and control the team. And the finance executive needs a capability for strategic oversight. That goes against the Corporate Leadership Council’s study as well as our logic. PeopleFactors benchmarks leadership potential. What isn’t working?

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Ideally you’d speak to the rest of your leadership and formulate some clearer expectations around email practices, including making this clear that people are indeed expected to read emails they’re included on. Our leadership hasn’t contacted anyone individually since the pandemic. None of the leadership has done this.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 25, 2018

Here are popular opening lines that you should purge from your cover letters. * “If you are seeking…” — as in, “If you are seeking a skilled finance professional who consistently delivers strong results…” This sounds salesy and cliche , and it’s not the way real people talk. Write the way you’d really talk. Do not do it.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 7, 2016

We know he has a hearing impairment and so we make allowances for his loud phone voice (although we know more than we’d care to about his finances and his wife’s health). Did I do something to cause this company to cancel my interview? I’ve been interviewing with a startup for the past two weeks. The problem?

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Go Burrows

APRIL 16, 2023

LEADERSHIP QUOTE Speak your mind, even If your voice shakes. Breaking Money Silence®: How to Shatter Money Taboos, Talk More Openly about Finances, and Live a Richer Life is Kathleen’s fifth book. Each review helps me stay motivated to keep the show going! Or maybe you’d like to sponsor an episode or two?

Food 52

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WellSteps

AUGUST 7, 2024

However, many brokers who offer wellness put no time, effort, or finances into their programs. Everyone’s experience will be different based on their commitment, but you will get a sense of what to expect and find out some of the pitfalls to avoid.” Cost and Expected Benefits : “Wellness has become a nice thing to offer as a broker service.

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