October 13th, 2013 
Mary Hladio 
Xavier University’s Smith Hall
DO: Create forward movement in your business
Ok fellow Ember Carriers, business owners, soloprenuers, and start-ups – it’s time to …
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18 Comments » September 30th, 2013 Mary Hladio 
Invest in your employees development
Employee training is essential to any business, but it requires planning and careful management to ensure that time and resources invested in the program are used wisely. Employee training can reduce costly errors and the loss of company reputation and consumer trust. It also boosts …
Posted in Business Strategy, Career Development, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Employee Engagement, Operational Excellence, Organizational Development, Performance Effectiveness Tags: business, Company Culture, Education and Training, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Relations, Employee Satisfaction, Employment, Engagement, Human resources, Management, Organization development, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity, Skill, Talent, Talent Development, Training, Training and development 49 Comments » September 17th, 2013 Mary Hladio 
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In a conversation with one of Xavier University mentees on the topic of job searching at some point I remember saying, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know… and who knows you.”
That is because so many job openings are filled by referrals. And …
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This past school year I volunteer to be a mentor to two Xavier students. During our conversations I dispel many myths about job hunting. One myth is about the 1-page resume. No offense to college career advisers, book authors on the subject and new recruiters, but there is nothing more …
Posted in Career Development, Dreams and Passion, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Goal Setting, Succession Planning, Talent Development Tags: business, Career ladder, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employment, Human resources, Job hunting, Résumé, Student, Talent, Talent Development, Xavier University 31 Comments » August 24th, 2013 Mary Hladio Last week after a conversation with my Xavier University mentee about his LinkedIn Profile I wrote a post on a couple key components for an ideal student profile. Well the list was completed so I thought this week I would give you the rest of the key components for a …
Posted in Career Development, Dreams and Passion, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Knowledge Worker, Social Media, Succession Planning, Talent Development Tags: business, Career ladder, Ember Carriers, Employment, Human resources, LinkedIn, Organization development, Student, Talent Development, Training, Volunteering, Xavier University 37 Comments » August 12th, 2013 Mary Hladio 
What happens when employees don’t understand?
What is the hardest part of implementing new processes in your business? For most companies, it is learning the new process and actually getting people to do things differently?
Michael Hammer, the business-process-reengineering guru, stated “The hard stuff is the soft stuff.” What he …
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