How exactly does a company go about losing $15,000,000 daily? Today we’d like to examine this prospect as according to our research, it is much easier than the average executive would think.
Fishing for People
Fishing is a fun hobby for a good number of people, and today we’re interested in comparing the similarities between fishing (for fish) and fishing for people. While I personally love the passage, I don’t mean this in the way it is portrayed in Matthew 4:19.
Breaking Through Barriers
What do setting targets, reaching goals, and overcoming perceived or actual barriers have in common with martial arts? As an avid martial arts enthusiast in my 20’s, I achieved a first-degree black belt in Taekwondo.
Advisory Board vs Board of Directors Pt 4
Boards (IV) With Don Alexander and Barry Buzogany, GeneCoda
Boards are a major player in the governance of most firms. In this series, we will be discussing the functions of the two major types of boards: corporate and advisory boards, including the legal and practical differences between them, as well as the pros and cons of each.
In our final article (Part 4 in this series), we’ll discuss how to compensate a board of directors and advisory board members.
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Advisory Board vs Board of Directors Pt 3
Boards (III) With Don Alexander and Barry Buzogany, GeneCoda
Boards are a major player in the governance of most firms. In this series, we will be discussing the functions of the two major types of boards: corporate and advisory boards, including the legal and practical differences between them, as well as the pros and cons of each.
In part 3, we’ll discuss how to form a board and the criterion for selecting board members.
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Advisory Board vs Board of Directors Pt 2
Boards (II) With Don Alexander and Barry Buzogany, GeneCoda.
Boards are a major player in the governance of most firms. In this series, we will be discussing the functions of the two major types of boards: corporate and advisory boards, including the legal and practical differences between them, as well as the pros and cons of each.
In the first part of this series, we discussed advisory boards including their functions and the legal/practical differences between them. In this article, we’ll cover why you should consider an advisory board and how to know it’s time to create one.
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Advisory Board vs Board of Directors Pt 1
Boards (Part I) With Don Alexander and Barry Buzogany, GeneCoda.
Boards are a major player in the governance of most firms. In this series, we will be discussing the functions of the two major types of boards: corporate and advisory boards, including the legal and practical differences between them, as well as the pros and cons of each. We’ll cover:
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- Why you should consider a board of directors or advisory board (Part 1).
- The right time to form a board.
- How to form a board and the criteria for selecting board member
- How to compensate members of a Board of Directors or Advisory Board.
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What’s Happening in Life Sciences Recruiting, Hiring and Retention During COVID-19?
Jay Graves of Pathfinder Business Consultants interviews Don Alexander of GeneCoda® about the impacts of the COVID-19 / Coronavirus on recruiting, hiring and retention during the pandemic (24 Minutes).
Networking: What are people doing?
Don Alexander (GeneCoda), Ted Benson and Jerel Bonner (Corralling Chaos)
Introduction
On Monday mornings millions of professionals like you look at their calendars and think “I’ve got too much to do!”
Most professionals hear that they need to be networking, though they don’t know how to fit in into their schedule and whether it will really be worthwhile. They wonder if they’ll get real value, or just waste time.
So, we wanted to find out: What does it mean to network successfully? How do professionals maximize the value of their networking? What might an “ideal” networking event look like?
Recruiting Passive Job Seekers
With Ted Benson, Corralling Chaos LLC, and Donald Alexander, Gene Coda. Listen to the two-part series here.
One critical aspect of running a company is understanding how to improve its recruiting. A topic that has received much attention in recruiting is the process of finding and recruiting passive job seekers. Most recruiters find that challenging, particularly with talent in technical specialty areas, so today, we’re examining this in an attempt to demystify the process.