I’ve written a guest blogpost for PrimeWomen a new, on-line magazine where you will find a storehouse of strategic content for those seeking new horizons and career transition. Your future life may span many more years than you think. Best … Continue reading
January 7, 2016
The female cop has held a media mystique from the days of pioneering glamazon Angie Dickenson’s Police Woman to The Killing’s austere Sarah Linder and cop-next-door Ellie Miller in Broadchurch. Such danger and heartache! What inspires that career path in real … Continue reading
November 8, 2015
To be a leader, you have to attract and motivate followers. This is true in business, politics, media & entertainment, non-profits, institutions — even families. Any type of group dynamic. Who leads the pack? Why? Early in my career, I … Continue reading
August 5, 2015
Life is busy. You need short cuts. Here are some tips and strategies to consider. Courtesy of the U.S. Army Air Forces 433d Troop Carrier Group where my father Frank Vetakis served as Tech Sgt. during World War II. Planeloads … Continue reading
May 23, 2014
Start with a number: 717 million smart phone shipments in 2012.* Then, imagine the impact and opportunity if you are a restaurant or retail chain. Your customer has a technology device close at hand on nearly a 24/7 basis. Thus, … Continue reading
April 17, 2014
For CEOs of entrepreneurial and middle market companies, solving the talent puzzle is critical to the success and future growth of the company. A Fortune 500 monolith can absorb a hiring mistake once in a while, as the work is … Continue reading
March 10, 2014
You’re buzzing along in life, minding your own business. Then, an announcement implodes the routine. Another re-organization in your company. Or worse, downsizing. You receive a rejection from (fill in the blank). A key client defects to a competitor. Your … Continue reading
February 28, 2014
Growing up, our families imprint us with traits, values and habits. Some we strive to emulate. Some we struggle to avoid. Others slip unnoticed into our daily patterns. The DNA continues into adulthood. In ten years of executive search, it … Continue reading
January 17, 2014
There is a shiny glimmer of hope in urban education and I saw it with my own eyes at Trinidad Garza Early College High School. Long title…but very innovative program. It’s a joint venture of Dallas Independent School District and … Continue reading
June 11, 2013
In the TV show Mad Men, Betty Draper epitomized the ideal of American womanhood in the go-go era of the 1960s. She was Grace Kelly gorgeous and Bryn Mawr-educated with a drop dead handsome husband who was minting money as a … Continue reading
April 4, 2013