Three Ways to Get a Raise
01/ 19/ 2024Every year about this time I receive a lot of inquiries on how to get a raise. And this year is no different. Many are in the midst of their annual review. During the past 20 years of recruiting and coaching executives, here are three things you can do right now to get yourself that…
Three Ways to Get Fired
12/ 22/ 2023One of my best friends got fired last week – right before the Holidays. A real shocker. A tragedy for he and his family. How did this happen? It’s too personal of a story to relay in today’s blog, but it did prompt me to reflect on some of the tough conversations I have had…
Remote Work: Not a Zero-Sum Game We’ve been having lots of discussions with candidates and hiring authorities about the Remote Work Environment (RWE) these past few months. A few things have really popped out at me: Showing Up: RWE workers are just now realizing that they are starting to fall behind in recognition, rewards, and…
Coach Prime: The Biggest Story in the Sports World
09/ 15/ 2023I did a short video earlier this week (Coach Prime Short Video) describing my thoughts on Coach Prime (Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Deion Sanders) and his college football team, the Colorado Buffaloes. It generated over 550 phone calls, texts, and emails to me. Let me elaborate. Colorado was the worst team in NCAA College…
Reflections on 2022 Insurance Salary Report| Ep. 003
01/ 10/ 2023 12 minIn today’s episode, Rob Houghton provides a summary analysis of the 19th Annual Insurance Salary Report for producers and account managers in both the Employee Benefits and Property & Casualty sector. It was released to his clients and LinkedIn…