Email blasts and self-serving promotions seem to be taking over our inboxes. With all the white noise these days, business email communication can fall victim to overloaded and desensitized recipients. Is it any wonder that our own business emails get incomplete or tardy responses, are overlooked, misread, or simply deleted altogether? How can your get […]

  Big prices vs. High prices: A novel pricing concept                               by Ric Payne   Recently I posted a note on Principa’s Facebook page in which I strongly recommended a book called The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s […]

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, to honor the soldiers who died fighting the Civil War. Ever since World War I, it evolved to become a day of remembrance for all Americans who lost their lives in service to their country. In 1968, in order to create a three-day weekend for federal employees, Congress […]

It’s your first day on the job. But now comes the most critical part: your orientation and training. This is your chance to show your new employer that you are going to work out. Here are some helpful hints we recommend to get the most out of these important first days: Attitude.What’s important is that […]

Our article on “How to Create Real Employee Engagement” was featured in the January 2014 edition of The Journal for Quality and Participation. To view the article, please click the link below.   JQP 2014 Issue 01

We were interviewed on Charlotte Today (NBC Affiliate station) by Colleen Odegaard about the benefits of face to face interactions over Facebook. To watch the interview, please click the play button below.  

Congratulations! You have made it through the vetting process. They’ve checked your résumé, called your references, and scheduled an appointment for that all important in-person interview. This will be their first opportunity to see you in person, hear how you answer questions, and see how you present yourself. Basically, they want to know if they […]

Just getting an interview in today’s job market is a big deal for college grads, but landing the right job is a two-way street. But let’s go back a few steps and discuss how knowing where to apply increases your chances of getting hired by a company that is a good fit for you. You […]

Today’s college graduates face increasing competition for the fewer jobs that are out there. We often are asked by college students, “What do I have to do to get hired?” Many students chase the courses that seem to align with a particular profession hoping that their formal education in a specific area will attract an […]

  On April 30, we will be speaking to students & general public at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS. We will be speaking two times throughout the day with the following schedule below: 11 a.m. to noon in the Hudson Auditorium of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art on campus 6 to […]