Business Articles

Tim Toterhi, CHRO
(Toe-Ter-Rye)
Tim has over 20 years of management experience in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He’s been quoted in publications such as Fast Company, Forbes, Fox Business News, and the HuffPost as well as profiled in the book, Magnificent Leadership.
How to Give Notice
People quit jobs in even the tightest of markets. And while there are countless reasons for saying, “So long,” the catalyst for the decision often boils down to either a competitive pull or a company push. Whether you’re moving toward something positive or away from a...
What You Are Most Proud Of?
This seems like a straight-forward interview questions, but there is more to it than meets the eye. This is an impact question designed to gain insight into your values and character. To answer it effectively you need to offer more than a standard success story...
Developing Your Personal Brand
In today’s competitive job market, it’s not enough to have the required skills, experiences, and education requested on the job description. To stand out, you need to clearly demonstrate why you are the best (insert your profession here). This means identifying your...
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Strategic Planning Unleashed
Written by seasoned practitioners who have applied the tools in over 200 client companies, Strategic Planning Unleashed provides a practical, comprehensive playbook for each phase of the process; Environmental Assessment, Internal Capabilities Assessment, Strategy...
How to Manage a High Performer
High performers are motivated by a variety of formal benefits such as total compensation, specialized perks, and job titles as well as a host of informal status symbols such as ownership of key projects or clients, budget size, visibility to leadership, and the number...
The What, How and Why of Hiring a Coach
People hire coaches for all sorts of reasons from enhancing productivity and increasing performance to navigating a career transition and improving personal or professional relationships. There are as many goals as there are clients and no shortage of life, business,...
What to Do if You Have a “Bad” Boss?
Unfortunately, most working people have encountered the “bad” boss. Whether it was during an internship, that entry-level gig you took post-graduation, or somewhere along your trek up the corporate ladder, the results are the same. Having a bad boss stinks. When the...
Don’t Phone in That Phone Interview
I was recently interviewed by an MBA class about the importance of phone interviews. Are phone interviews really important? Most candidates prepare for face to face interviews. They shine their shoes, double check their smiles, and take steps to ensure their answers...
How to Give “Negative” Feedback
The first step is to stop seeing it as negative. Imagine for a moment that your good friend is about to give a speech right after lunch, and you notice he has a big piece of spinach in his teeth. Would you tell him? Of course, you would. Sure, it might be...