Q4 2013 A Message from Keith Pearson, President & CEO December caps a milestone year for Pearson Partners, as we open our newest office in Houston this month to better serve our clients in the energy, oil and gas industries. Chris Reinsvold has joined our team in Houston as vice president, bringing significant knowledge gained from more than 25 […]
Is it time to put an end to traditional performance management practices? Is there a better way for organizations to develop talent for the future? Kristi Erickson, a partner at PeopleResults, believes the answer to both those questions is “yes.” At a recent DFW HR Roundtable, hosted by Pearson Partners for senior corporate human resources executives in the North Texas area, Erickson led a discussion of why change is necessary. […]
Q3 2013 A Message from Keith Pearson, President & CEO From our vantage point at Pearson Partners, the third quarter of 2013 has been exciting. The economy is stronger, and we’ve seen an uptick in demand for retained search and leadership development. Our corporate clients are growing their businesses based on increasing confidence in the capital, bond and […]
Social Media, Especially LinkedIn, for HR Executives On June 12, Pearson Partners hosted the bimonthly DFW HR Roundtable, a networking and knowledge-sharing group of senior human resources executives in the North Texas area. The topic was “Social Media, Especially LinkedIn, for HR Executives,” presented by Terry Pope of Social Profile Masters, a social media consulting firm. Here is a summary of his remarks. Why LinkedIn? LinkedIn is the “Facebook” […]
A Critical Leadership Skill” Avoiding “Task-Toggling” Lisa Thompson, Managing Director, Professional Services One of the hardest tasks for any senior executive is staying focused on the task at hand. There are distractions everywhere: phone calls, emails, texts, internal squabbles and external crises that often demand immediate attention. In a fast-paced workplace, multitasking is part of our daily lives. But new research by Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Lab, in […]
Q2 2013 A Message from Keith Pearson, Vice Chairman and President At our recent Spotlight Series breakfast, our panel of finance experts agreed that a CFO’s job is no longer limited to financial matters. Today’s top finance executives spend much of their time spearheading efforts as diverse as finding talent, developing strategies, inspiring teams to implement them and […]
Q1 2013 A Message from Keith Pearson, Vice Chairman and President Imagine if you could sit down with every target customer and ask them about their preferences and interests, so that you could craft products, services and marketing messages that appeal to them and win their business. “Big Data” offers companies the next-best thing: insight into current and […]
Lisa Thompson, Director, Professional Services Senior human resources executives face an unprecedented challenge in retaining the institutional knowledge and skills of retiring workers. With an estimated 10,000 Baby Boomers reaching age 65 each day, organizations of all sizes face a potential “brain drain” as valued employees leave the workforce and enter retirement. A substantial segment of Baby Boomers has not saved enough money to retire in comfort, and wouldn’t […]
How Companies Capture What They Know About Their Customers to Innovate and Gain Market Share Virtually everyone spends time online these days, but few think about the invisible trail of data they are generating with their everyday digital activity. With every phone call, text, Tweet, Facebook post, product view, purchase, “like,” app download, browser search and online bill payment, we leave behind a stream of digital exhaust. The combination […]
Q4 2012 A Message from Keith Pearson, Vice Chairman and President Depending on which pundit you’re listening to, 2013 will be either a year of unprecedented business opportunity or the start of a deep global recession. Soon enough, we’ll learn whether we’re all going over the fiscal cliff, but in the meantime business leaders are trying to maximize […]
