Network, attitude key for jobless executives
Surviving the sudden loss of a top executive job is all about networking, networking, networking. RELATED CONTENT Sudden exit doesnt have to be end of road for executives That, and maintaining a positive attitude.
Read MoreNew House Committee chairs: two key players in the 112th Congress
Fred Upton (R-Mich.), Chairman, House Energy and Commerce Committee Upton won his committee chairmanship despite merciless attacks from hardline commentators such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and pundits at RedState.com, who argued that his conservative bona fides were not strong enough for such a key position. RELATED CONTENT
Read MoreNews in Brief: December 2010
Scheppach leaves NGA to take academic postsRaymond Scheppach will step down early next year as executive director of the $9M-revenue National Governors Association to become a professor at the University of Virginias Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. He was also named a senior fellow for economic policy at the Miller Center of Public Affairs. Charles Ingersoll of recruitment firm Korn/Ferry International will lead the national search for his replacement.
Read MoreRecruiting nearing normal levels
Health care and financial reform drives hiring as groups seek to influence regulations Hiring in the association/nonprofit sector is rebounding, recruiters say, after a prolonged period of low turnover in 2008-09. And many insiders are betting on even more action in 2011. I think we are returning to a position where the normal stuff is happening. People are retiring when they are supposed to retire; people are beginning to move for a new opportunity, said Jim McGarry, recruiter for The McCormick Group.
Read MoreRetired Navy captain McClain now steers Beer Institute
Former naval aviator knew command, diplomacy and legislative affairsbut mastering his new industry posed a challenge Joe McClains 29 years in a variety of roles as a naval aviation officer prepared him to lead any large organization, but he did have a learning curve when he came on board as president of the Beer Institute in August.
Read MoreLongtime CEO Bill Millar leaving transit association
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