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Company: General Management Resources

Which industries do you work in now?: Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Technology, Other

Website: http://www.gmr-search.com

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/gmrsearch

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What do Recruiting and Leadership have in Common?

If you read the majority of articles regarding leadership, a common attribute among the best is vision. Great leaders are able to create and convey their vision for the organization's success. Furthermore, they are able to provide a road map of how to get there. This is how leaders create buy-in among the troops and gain the commitment and dedication necessary to execute that vision. This aspect of great leaders made me think about how these same qualities apply to successful executive search… Continue

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 4:08pm — 3 Comments

A Linkedin mistake none of us should allow ourselves to make.

Yesterday I received the following Linkedin message from the President of an executive search firm based on the East Coast:

"Bill:

I saw your profile on LinkedIn and wanted to be connected with you on LinkedIn.

Please add my profile to your LinkedIn contacts.

My profile is: www.linkedin.com

If by chance, LinkedIn asks you for my email when adding me to your contacts, please use:… Continue

Posted on December 3, 2009 at 5:21pm — 35 Comments