If you think hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs.

Every company wants to attract and retain the best talent. For decades, that meant offering perks and fringe benefits ranging from club memberships to company cars and a limitless expense account. The...

It was great to meet more of the Genesys Works young professionals last night at the Breaking Through celebration for the Class of 2016, held at The Congress Hotel in Chicago. So...

Chemistry matters. It matters in personal and business relationships, and among sports and business teams. And nothing quite affects that team chemistry like introducing a new element: a new team member. Perhaps...

In the beginning was the skill, and the skill was good. But over time, it wasn’t enough to succeed. In fact, a one-off acquisition of an in-demand skill of the day...

Teleworking has been a hot-button topic for some time now, with supporters touting the productivity, savings and employee empowerment that can result from it, while those in opposition point to...

When it comes to using social media as a networking tool, many professionals tend to back away. I hear, “it’s too complicated,” or “this is a waste of my time.”...

CHICAGO – Lantern Partners, a retained senior executive recruiting firm, is currently recruiting a Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its pro bono client, the Golden Apple Foundation. The Golden Apple Foundation is...

NEWS RELEASE Feb. 1, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lantern Partners selected to recruit the Chief Information Officer for Cook County Government CHICAGO – Lantern Partners, a retained senior executive recruiting firm, is currently recruiting...

NEWS RELEASE Jan. 6, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Paul Maranville named President and Chairman of the Board of Genesys Works Chicago  Chicago – Genesys Works Chicago has named Paul Maranville, previously Genesys Works Chicago’s...

I recently read with great interest (that’s my politically correct term for dismay and palm-to-forehead confusion) an article in the revered periodical The Economist, about the struggles of my former...