“…but he interviewed so well!” the frustrated manager lamented at a leadership conference I presented for last week. “He was so sharp…so prepared. I thought he’d be a great fit. But when he came in for training, he was like a totally different person.” “That’s because you didn’t interview him. You probably interviewed his parents.” I…
In 1989, 56% of the 16- to 19-year-olds in America were actively participating in the workforce. This meant that an employer hiring a young person in the late eighties and early nineties had better than a one-in-two chance that the young person they were considering understood what it meant to hold a job. In 2012,…
Quid pro quo (from the Latin meaning “this for that”) is a commonly used term in business negotiations. It’s also the foundation of every employer/employee relationship. To illustrate, let’s say the quid represents the compensation an employer is willing to part with in exchange for labor they need to operate their business. The quo, then,…
