If you watched The LEGO Movie® with your kids this year, you probably hate me right now. And let’s face it, I probably deserve to be spurned; the song ranks up there with the Electric Slide and the Macarena in terms of annoyance factor. However, I think Lego sends us a deceptively deep message about teams that we should analyze […]
Read moreNo one would argue that a new VP of Sales or Operations is a key hire. After all, they probably have a hefty six-figure salary and will manage hundreds of staff members. The impact of a bad hire is potentially very high. Compare that to a commodity role like a call center agent: one person out of a team of […]
Read moreWhen I first graduated from university in England, I started at an entry level position with a 10 person company. The pay was average (£10,500 back in 1990 if I remember correctly), and I had an average vacation allowance of five weeks. Yes, you read correctly – FIVE weeks. Right off the bat. No earning 10.75 hours a month. No […]
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