The Leadership Edge 

What can the Olympics teach you about Leadership?
(September 8, 2004) "Wow, I can't believe I fell in that competition, I never fall like that," so said Olympic Gold Medalist, Paul Hamm when he fell off the vault during the All-Around Men's Gymnastics final and moved to 12th place. Here's an athlete who does not give up in the face of a setback. He lets his misfortune motivate him to greatness.  (Full story)

Globe & Mail 

Job Seeker:  Know Thyself
(May 21, 2003) It's tough out there - hiring freezes, cutbacks, and restructuring.  But there is also great work to be found.  Finding your great work will require perseverance, creativity, and sometimes thinking unconventionally.  Take a career activist stance and follow these 15 strategies to uncover and secure your great work.  (Full story)

Good News Broadcasting, New York, NY 

Bill Ayers Speaks Out
(February 13, 2003) Click the link above to listen to Bill Ayers' interview with Paul Sladkus of Good News Corporation on outplacement, hidden job market, networking, creative approaches for tough times, and the Ayers Report e-newsletter.

The Ayers Report, New York, NY 

Outplacement - An Inside-Out Perspective
(September, 2002) Having managed an internal corporate career transition center for almost a decade, I thought I had a handle on the best interaction between former employees and outplacement providers. As an Ayers Group client, I thought it best to offer and encourage employees to use the firm's outplacement services, but I didn't think it necessary to bring employees and counselors together at the termination meeting. Not wanting to intrude on people at a difficult time, I instructed the counselors not to contact former employees. I truly believed smart professionals would understand the value of the offered support and seek it on their own terms.  (Full story)

The Daily Record, Morris County, NJ 

Job Search Starts Here
(January 7, 2002) Outplacement services help executives and middle managers find their way back into the fold. "Richard Haslett was laid off from a major financial services company in July. When he gets up in the morning, though, he has a place to go—The Ayers Group at the Waterview Plaza in Parsippany, where his business has become finding a business."   (Full story)