This week, Bob Glazer, founder and CEO at Acceleration Partners, joined me on the podcast. Bob was recently named #2 on Glassdoor’s Highest-Rated CEOs list, has an email newsletter called “Friday Forward” with more than 35,000 subscribers, and is the author of the book Performance Partnerships. In this episode, Bob shares best practices for how… Read More
The Best This Week for August 3
Welcome to The Best This Week and happy August. One of the biggest stories in the business world this week is that Apple is officially the first $1 trillion company in the U.S. And this success comes only two decades after Apple was almost bankrupt. While $1 trillion is an astronomical market cap, it’s critical… Read More
New Podcast: Why Leadership Transparency and Passion Are Critical to Franchising Success
Susan Beth, Chief Operating Officer at NRD Capital, joined the podcast to discuss her experience as a franchisee, franchisor and on the private equity side of franchising. Susan touched on key criteria she looks for when investing in franchise businesses, including transparency, a clear direction on what will happen going forward, strong leadership and a… Read More
The Best This Week for July 27
Happy Friday – hopefully everyone has had an enjoyable and productive week. This week at Hireology, many of our employees met with their managers for quarterly conversations. And several Hireologists took advantage of the beautiful summer weather in Chicago by scheduling these meetings offsite, either at lunch or in a local coffee shop. While employees… Read More
This Week on Inc.: Top Performers Are The Most Likely Employees to Face Burnout. Here’s How to Prevent It
Recent data found that 20 percent of highly-engaged employees have faced burnout. Many businesses don’t recognize the signs of employee burnout, which can cause top performers to be physically and mentally drained, and cause productivity to take a hit as a result. Does your team have a strategy in place to prevent burnout? Read my… Read More