It’s a fact of life – “I don’t understand this younger generation” is a phrase used by every preceding generation since the dawn of recorded time. However, we live in unprecedented times since there are now (5) generations currently in the workforce – Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X (Gen X), Millennials, and Generation Z (Gen […]
The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) took place in Baltimore on January 10-12, 2024, at the Baltimore Convention Center, and BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group was there! MANTS MEANS BUSINESS, and our Senior Executive Search Advisors, Ben Molenda, PRC, and Paige Franks, PRC from BEST, were there. Their focus was to make themselves available to […]
While professional development is viewed differently by everyone and is often driven by a person’s behaviors, the vast majority of people do want to experience continual growth in their careers. A primary rule of thumb is that no matter what this growth looks like, it is important to be going towards something and not running […]
In this age of artificial intelligence, social media, remote work, and an increasingly digitized society, we are seemingly moving further and further away from the fundamentals of humanity. We have never had more ways to connect, yet in the wake of this shift, social and emotional intelligence (EI or EQ), or “soft skills,” have declined, […]
According to a recent Business Insider article (1/22/2023, Stacey), Gen Z is not ashamed of “job-hopping.” But does that make all of them “job-hoppers”? What is a “job-hopper,” and is it a bad thing? What does this mean for employers? Most managers see “job-hopping” as less than two years at a single employer or more […]
Business strategies today drive profitability using many continuous improvement methodologies, including LEAN and Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, and several others. Profitability is critical for business sustainability and viability as a going concern. But how LEAN is too LEAN? Some may scoff at the perceived absurdity of the question. Still, according to the Wall Street Journal […]
