by Rob Salome | Nov 8, 2018 | Author, Leadership, Rob Salome, Uncategorized
In today’s workforce, about 40% of bosses are younger than those they lead. Let’s break this down. Since the oldest Millennial is 38 years old and 35% of the U.S. workforce is comprised of Millennials, it is likely Millennials across the country and across industries...
by Rob Salome | Sep 14, 2018 | People Development, Rob Salome, Strategy
Numbers don’t lie, but they don’t always tell the truth you think they are telling. We saw GDP growth at an unprecedented 4.4% in third quarter – double what it was in April 2018. At the same time, unemployment is at an all-time low – 3.9% nationwide in the...
by Rob Salome | Aug 8, 2018 | Leadership, People Development, Rob Salome, Uncategorized
I suppose I’ve had mentors over the course of my professional career. Sometimes I knew it and sometimes I didn’t. On some occasions, my ignorance was due to appreciation – I was just glad to get a few pointers. On other occasions, my ignorance was founded – the advice...
by Rob Salome | Jul 11, 2018 | People Development, Rob Salome, Uncategorized
Yelling. Chaos. Barking orders. It’s how Hollywood portrays military life. This view of the professionals I served with for over 27 years is skewed. Flavored by the extremes of opinion. I think I have seen every war movie made since the 1940s, and they are nothing...
by Rob Salome | Mar 16, 2018 | Leadership, People Development, Rob Salome, Uncategorized
How much energy does a pack of killer whales have? They thrive on one another, often moving into a feeding frenzy when they smell blood in the water. Given the opportunity to feed, they take advantage of it. What is even more interesting is that they hunt as a pack,...
by Rob Salome | Feb 8, 2018 | Leadership, People Development, Rob Salome
Throughout the month of February, we have a rare opportunity to hear a language that to many may seem foreign. It is one that only happens every two years. It’s the language of champions. From Friday, February 9th to Sunday, February 25th, we get to hear this language...
