How to Identify a Problem Solver As an executive recruiter, I interview a lot of people. And while most candidates find a way to look good on paper, their resumes don’t always reveal how good of a problem solver they are. Yet all of my clients want to hire problem solvers – people who …
Do You Mind If Someone Screams At You? A headhunter was on the other end of the phone. He was looking for an assistant to a CEO/Owner for a small, but very successful business. Essentially, he wanted someone at his disposal night and day. That didn’t seem like a huge deal. And then the …
Customer Service Mistakes Companies Should Avoid Making 1) Being placed on hold endlessly. Don’t you just love it when you call a company and they place you on hold, leaving you to listen to their latest on-hold, recorded sales pitch, over and over again. Would you think it normal business practice for a retail …
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Common Misuse of P/E Ratio Price Earning (P/E) Ratio is the most widely used ratio in investing. Searching the term ‘P/E ratio’ into Google will yield 2.3 million results. Quite simply, P/E ratio is the ratio of Stock price divided by its Earning per Share (EPS). If a company A is trading at $ 10 …
Areas Where Your Business is Losing Money In my 20 years of consulting I have heard it all. Everything from competition to managed care as reasons why it’s hard to create the business of your dreams. New customers are needed to keep any business going but it is how you and your staff manage this …
