Professional sports franchises need to find a balance focused on successful teams, quality entertainment, and the acknowledgement of history to remain relevant for decades or even centuries. Tyler Barnes, vice president of communications for the Milwaukee Brewers, discusses the various factors that are considered when honoring a player or team, and its role in entertaining the fans. He also tells Tim Muma about the success...

Various uses of technology can be invaluable when it comes to educational success and improved learning. At the same time, people need to be cautious in seeing all forms of technology as an easy fix to how people are taught. Jim Rovira, associate professor of English at Tiffin University, explains to Tim Muma how important it is to ensure students are matched with the appropriate use of technology. Whether it's taking onlin...

There are countless clubs, bars and other establishments that serve a wide array of beverages. While all those places have bartenders, there’s a more unique position that brings more to the table. Joey Houghtaling is a mixologist, travelling the country and the world to lend his expertise in the world of alcohol. Joey discusses his career path with Tim Muma, why it works for him, and how to get involved if it’s something yo...

CareerCast.com’s 2016 Jobs Rated Report was recently published for the 28th consecutive year, and it’s fascinating to peruse the findings.The popular job search website gathered data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the US Department of Labor, to rank jobs based on four core criteria: work environment (physical and emotional requirements); income; job outlook (growth versus unemployment); and stress factor...

When working with recruiters, following business protocol standards isn’t enough.Familiarizing yourself with the right moves and countermoves when working with recruiters can put you at an advantage. Here are 7 tips to help you improve your relationships and secure better success when working with recruiters:1. Being responsive to a recruiter’s requests is very important.Speed is one of the most critical factors when workin...

A recent article from my friends at Recruiter.com asks an intriguing question: who exactly owns the employer brand?In 2015, employer branding firm Universum released a four-part study, “2020 Outlook: the Future of Employer Branding.” Based on a survey of more than 2000 HR professionals and CEOs from around the world, the study examined where employer branding is today and how employer branding may evolve over the next five...

I’ve written a great deal about narcissism on Forbes and my other blogs, and I’m always floored at the response. It’s clear that there are hundreds of thousands of people around the world who were raised by at least one narcissist, and it wreaked havoc on their self-esteem, their feelings of well-being and safety, and their confidence and courage. Being raised by a narcissist gives rise to a belief throughout our lives that...

If anyone has ever had a career that progressed without a hitch from start to finish, I’ve certainly never heard of it. (Note: If you’re the exception to that, more power to you!) Sometimes you run into a speed-bump or even a significant roadblock on your journey to career success, and you might wonder two things:1.Why me?2.Now what do I do?I have to say that in cases like this, I’m inclined to follow the advice about takin...

In the late 17th-century, Lord Chesterfield, an English writer and politician, wrote to his son, "Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well." Over three hundred years later, we still heed this advice from the fourth Earl of Chesterfield. Yet, doing something well doesn't mean doing it perfectly. The 21st-century workplace requires more than doing something well.Today's adage should be: "Whatever is worth doing, is...

[Note to my readers: I first wrote and published this post four years ago in our last US presidential election cycle. Just out of curiosity, I flipped back into my blog archives to see if what I’d written then would still apply.Well, what do you know? Seems to me that, given this particularly unusual and contentious election contest, it’s even more relevant today.Whether you’re leaning left, right, or other–politically spea...