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My Visit to The Magnolia Silos

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 29, 2018 | Comments Off on My Visit to The Magnolia Silos

  Home and Garden Television (HGTV) has long been one of my favorite television channels. One of my favorite HGTV television shows is ‘Fixer Upper’. Fixer Upper shows the amazing remodeling and design skills of Chip and Joanna Gaines.  Chip manages the construction and realty side of Magnolia and Joanna is the designer. The Gaines’ […]

Do Managers Need A Personal Mission Statement?

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 27, 2018 | Comments Off on Do Managers Need A Personal Mission Statement?

  The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world’s leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world.   […]

Help Your Intern Get Hired

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 24, 2018 | Comments Off on Help Your Intern Get Hired

  My answer is yes to the question “can I really grow my business with an internship program”. An internship program can help businesses address several critical challenges including staff turnover, employee disengagement, and the skills gap.   An intern works in a company to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification. Most […]

18 Things Every Internship Manager Should Do

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 22, 2018 | Comments Off on 18 Things Every Internship Manager Should Do

  Many employers report difficulty in recruiting and retaining top talent. Some experts claim that the “skills gap” is a major contributor to this worker shortage. One definition of the skills gap is the difference between the skills that employers require to fill vacant positions and those that are available from workers looking for a […]

Strive To Build A Diverse Team

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 20, 2018 | Comments Off on Strive To Build A Diverse Team

  Merriam Webster defines diversity as the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization. Diversity has become a “buzz word” in business over the last few years but what does diversity mean to you?   I have been successful at building and managing […]

Too Tight a Job Market? 4 Tips on How to Hire the Best Candidate in the First Place.

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 17, 2018 | Comments Off on Too Tight a Job Market? 4 Tips on How to Hire the Best Candidate in the First Place.

  Too Tight a Job Market? 4 Tips on How to Hire the Best Candidate in the First Place. Thomas Smale, Entrepreneur Contributor; Founder of FE International  In a recent survey, 21 percent of owners cited the difficulty of finding qualified workers as their ‘single most important business problem.’   One of the most crucial […]

Opinion: I Listen to My Foster Youth Interns. They Deserve to Be Heard

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 15, 2018 | Comments Off on Opinion: I Listen to My Foster Youth Interns. They Deserve to Be Heard

  Opinion: I Listen to My Foster Youth Interns. They Deserve to Be Heard Rep. Brenda Lawrence Internships can be much more than answering phone calls and giving Capitol tours Congressional interns may learn something on the Hill, but they’re also there to teach, Lawrence writes. As co-chair of the Congressional Foster Youth Caucus, I am […]

Don’t Exploit Your Interns

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 13, 2018 | Comments Off on Don’t Exploit Your Interns

  7 People on the Most Insane Things They Did As Unpaid Interns By Sarah Nechamkin, The Cut  The unpaid internship — once considered by some the golden ticket to a career, bemoaned but taken in stride — is now “going out of style,” according to The Wall Street Journal. With unemployment at historic lows […]

Movie Review: Made For More

By Nicki Sanders | Aug 10, 2018 | Comments Off on Movie Review: Made For More

  On August 2, 2018, I went alone to the movie theater to see the documentary “Made For More”. A week before I purchased my movie ticket I had never heard of Rachel Hollis or the Rise Conference.  I was scrolling through Instagram and a post from a business coach inviting women to join her […]