Eric SwensonFeb 29 minTanzanite Leadership DevelopmentEric’s Best of TV 2021Until COVID hit, I confess I was not watching a lot of television (except of course, for hockey). As a result, in 2020, we started...
Eric SwensonJan 102 minLeadership StrategiesLetter to Leaders – January 2022When I was growing up, my father disdained the concept of being sick. If my sister or I didn’t feel well, he was empathetic but always...
Eric SwensonNov 11, 20212 minSelf DevelopmentBalanceBalance is a fragile concept. Too much of anything tips the balance in a way that is never helpful and almost always harmful. If you get...
Eric SwensonOct 19, 20212 minLeadership StrategiesLetter to Leaders - November 2021"What I did this summer, this spring, this winter, last fall, the previous summer..." 4.8 million people voluntarily quit their jobs in...
Eric SwensonMay 27, 20213 minSymmetry HR OutsourcingHow Smart Companies Streamline Their HRFor the past twenty years, we’ve helped more than 250 businesses and organizations with Human Resources. We’ve learned a thing or two...
Eric SwensonApr 7, 20212 minLeadership StrategiesLetter to Leaders – April 2021Are we there yet? We’re getting there. On the day that I’m writing this (April 3) the United States vaccinated 4 million people. Now,...
Eric SwensonMar 11, 20212 minLeadership StrategiesLetter to Leaders – March 2021I have a client that I’m close to (we’ll leave it at that). Last month, they asked us for immediate help. A job opening they’d been...
Eric SwensonFeb 12, 20212 minLeadership StrategiesLetter to Leaders – February 2021Well, we got through the 13th month of 2020. The transfer of power. The near insurrection. The valiant attempt to vaccinate 330 million...
Eric SwensonJan 8, 20217 minTalent AcquisitionThe Best of Television 2020 (6-1)After revealing numbers 7 through 12, it’s time for Eric’s Top 6 TV Shows I Saw in 2020… (I know not all these shows first aired in 2020;...
Eric SwensonNov 5, 20202 minLeadership StrategiesLetter to Leaders – November 2020Anxious much? I can’t imagine why. After all, we just “kinda sorta” concluded the most dramatic presidential election in history. We’re...
Eric SwensonOct 8, 20202 minTanzanite Leadership DevelopmentWhy You Should Build – And Nourish – A NetworkThese are lonely times. Whether you’re working from home or unable to connect with your friends, we are in a lonely era. That’s why it’s...
Eric SwensonSep 30, 20202 minLeadership StrategiesLetter to Leaders – September 30, 2020Tomorrow, the final quarter of the year begins. For lots of people, the year’s end can’t some soon enough. For others, it’s more of “what...
Eric SwensonMay 18, 20202 minSymmetry HR Outsourcing“It’s Never Going To Be The Same” – No Kidding.I’m getting tired of hearing “it’s never going to be the same” as if the status quo and the way we’ve always done things has never...
Eric SwensonMar 4, 20202 minTanzanite Leadership DevelopmentI’m A Boomer & I Like Avocado ToastWhat is it about Millennials that drive every other generation crazy? Can it really be their love for avocado toast? I mean, I know it’s...
Eric SwensonJun 13, 20184 minTanzanite Leadership DevelopmentWhy Experience No Longer MattersEveryone likes having the newest technology, and every company looks for efficiencies – but really? In hiring? As Jack Welch used to...
Eric SwensonNov 28, 20163 minTanzanite Leadership DevelopmentAnnual Pay Increases – What Is “Fair”?Here’s her question: Can you reach out and try to explain the downside of across the board raises just because someone lasted another...
Eric SwensonNov 21, 20161 minSymmetry HR Outsourcing"Winning" An Employment Dispute?“Wal-Mart Workers Win $62 Million” What is wrong with this headline and picture? Everything. “The Lotto Mentality” has officially...
Eric SwensonJan 5, 20111 minSymmetry HR OutsourcingEmployees FirstDave Berkus is an accomplished speaker, author and angel investor. He provides common sense advice to all businesses through his blog,...
Eric SwensonMar 26, 20102 minTanzanite Leadership DevelopmentThe Art of PersuasionIt’s always a little strange to see your thoughts in writing – especially if they’re being written by someone else. I was recently...
Eric SwensonJun 25, 20091 minTanzanite Leadership DevelopmentManagement & Leadership Trends 2nd Half 2009Last week, I gave a presentation in Las Vegas on what I perceive to be the significant trends for managers and leaders during the last...