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PLUGGING INTO THE GIG ECONOMY
Over the past few years, a phenomenon known as the “gig economy” has spread across the nation. The word “gig” originated in the music industry as slang for a job or performance, and usually (...

PRONOUN PRONOUNCEMENTS . . . AS PAST AND PROLOGUE
The hidden meaning of ‘you’ and ‘they’ and the importance of tense during an interview I’m starting this column with an old joke that, for some reason, I still find amusing: The past, p...

THE COUNTER OFFER IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE
At the beginning of my LIGHTFAIR presentation last June entitled, “Finding, Recruiting and Keeping The Best Candidates,” I asked attendees to imagine their best employee walking into their office ...

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING TENURE
My father was with one company for over 35 years and retired with that company. He was very proud of his long, successful tenure, as were his sons. But that was during a long-ago era that seems to ha...
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Michael Colligan – Host “Get a Grip on Lighting Podcast”