“We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.” -The Borg, Star Trek Sounds eerily like some kind of red-flag, hazardous onboarding speech, doesn’t it? Onboarding a new team member is often [...]
In the October 25, 2021 HR Huddle, Tamera Loerzel and Renee Moelders discuss strategies to recruit experienced hires and create capacity and hope for your team before the next busy season. Be sure to join us next (and every!) Monday at 4:15pm CT for the HR Huddle.
With technology advancements, generous and unique benefit packages, and remote work options, campus recruiting is evolving and continues to be incredibly competitive. In the July 26, 2021 HR Huddle, Tamera Loerzel and Renee Moelders discuss innovative strategies to step up your campus recruiting and attract top college graduates. Be sure to join us next (and [...]
In this episode, Renee Moelders sits down with Amanda Figarola and Keri Giacomelli of WilkinGuttenplan, a New Jersey-based mid-sized firm, to discuss their award-winning internship program (#1 in accounting and #2 for ALL INTERNSHIPS OVERALL!), as recognized by Vault.com. Amanda and Keri openly share what makes their program special and unique, including a firmwide and top-down [...]
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." This quote is often attributed to Charles H. Duell, the Commissioner of US patent office in 1899. We know this to be far from that truth and that new inventions are happening all the time and at a faster pace than ever. Just look at our cars, [...]
December is planning season in accounting and consulting firms, a time when we look ahead to “what’s next” in the new year. As you envision the future, we expect that the talent needs of your business will rank high on your priority list. Specifically, be sure to identify and communicate the top three things you’d [...]
At almost every event I attend with friends, the topic of work always seems to creep in. They share their stories and frustrations about their offices or their bosses and all too often I wish there was some discreet way to anonymously send articles about NextGen talent and clients, creating a better culture, or feedback [...]
At ConvergenceCoaching, we’re huge proponents of flexible work programs, or what we like to call Anytime, Anywhere Work™ programs. We’ve been operating in a flexible, virtual environment ourselves for almost 18 years and the strategies we use to keep our team connected and operating efficiently are the same ones we teach to our clients. Philosophically, [...]
When it comes to talent, practice management and impacting forces, the buzzword heard round the leadership table has been “Millennial” for quite some time. Now, we’re beginning to hear murmurs about Generation Z and the impact they’ll make. As a Millennial myself, I’m hyperaware of the various stereotypes of my age cohort, so I’ll admit [...]
