Barry Schwartz gave one of the most viewed TED Talks of all time called the Paradox Of Choice. It’s been viewed more than 8 million times. More recently, Barry has been focused on talking about why work is broken. He literally wrote the book on purpose in work with his book, “Why We Work.” And…
Read MoreClayton Christopher is an entrepreneur who has founded or has co-founded food and beverage brands like Sweet Leaf Tea, Deep Eddy Vodka and Rhythm Super Foods to name a few. Clayton is one of 3 principals of CAVU, which is a fund that invests in consumer products. Clayton has a classic entrepreneurship story, and I…
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Recently the Stanford Social Innovation Review produced an article about the Nonprofit Leadership Development Deficit, and how succession planning is the No. 1 organizational concern of US nonprofits, but they are failing to develop their most promising pool of talent: homegrown leaders. We wanted to find the antithesis of this SSIR article and hear…
Read MoreWhen Corey Michael Blake felt he wasn’t living in alignment with his own purpose, he left a successful career in acting and directing to found Round Table Companies (RTC) in 2005. RTC, a storytelling company, supports clients as they articulate and amplify their purpose and values, share their story, build a community, and impact lives.…
Read MoreHow do executive recruiters absorb a resume when they receive one? What do executive recruiters look for on a resume to determine whether to follow up? We asked several executive recruiters what they look for on a resume for senior to leadership level opportunities and summarized their quotes below. Note: Most recruiters mentioned that they…
Read MoreYou’ve done most of the legwork. You’ve developed a pool of candidates, held an initial discovery call, assessed the candidate’s application and invested time in interviewing them face to face. Now, it’s time to perform your employment reference checks. Employment reference checks are the often glazed over part of the recruitment process. Resist the temptation…
Read MoreShare this Image On Your Site </p><br /><br /> <p><strong>Please include attribution to yscouts.com with this graphic.</strong></p><br /><br /> <p><a href=’https://yscouts.com/blog/emotional-intelligence-leadership-skills-competencies/’><img src=’https://yscouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Emotional-Intelligence-Leadership-Skills-Competencies-web.jpg’ alt=’Emotional Intelligence Leadership Infographic’ width=’699px’ border=’0′ /></a></p><br /><br /> <p> What distinguishes great leaders from average ones? It’s a question we constantly are researching here at Y Scouts. Recently our research came across…
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Day-to-day execution and administration of a business are the foundation that helps build exceptional organizations, and the person in charge of these two critical areas is a VP of Operations. If you’ve already crossed the bridge of when to hire a VP of Operations and what to look for in a VP of Operations, then…
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The job of a VP of Operations is to handle the day-to-day execution and administration of a business. The primary purpose of hiring a VP of Operations is to help everyone in the organization maximize their time and efficiency – especially the executive leadership team. So when should you hire a VP of Operations?…
Read MoreYou’ve decided you need to make a crucial leadership hire, and now it’s time to start identifying what to look for in a VP of Operations. But if you’ve never been in an operations role, how do you know which qualities make a VP of Ops successful? As a leadership search firm that connects high…
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