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Donald Jacobson

Don Jacobson is the president of Optimum Supply Chain Recruiters, a recruiting organization that specializes in the placement of management personnel in the logistics field on a nationwide basis. You can reach him by calling Optimum SCR at (800) 300-7609 or by visiting the firm's Web site, www.OptimumSCR.com.
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Survival strategies for logistics professionals

September 25, 2009
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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Worried about surviving the recession with your career intact? Here are some tips for holding onto your job (or finding a new one).
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temporary help for the executive suite

July 1, 2009
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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Need short-term management help? Right now, you can have your pick of highly qualified professionals who are looking for something to tide them over until the job market picks up.
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how to deal with survivor's guilt

April 1, 2009
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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With wave upon wave of layoffs hitting the workforce each week, these are brutal times on the employment front.
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how to build a flexible workforce

February 1, 2009
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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Rather than laying off workers and rehiring when business picks up, some companies have concluded there's a better approach.
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look before you leave: tips to ensure a successful succession

August 1, 2008
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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If you are in mid-career or later, the next generation of managers is right behind you. And now it's your turn to identify the talented up-and-comers on your staff who can support you now and step into your shoes when the time comes.
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when playground bullies come to work

June 1, 2008
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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Workplace bullies are just grownup versions of the playground bully people who use their social or political power to subject their victims to psychological abuse.
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let's get serious!

May 1, 2008
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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You may never be able to get buy-in from 100 percent of your staff, but there are some things you can do to make them more receptive to training.
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show and tell: strategies for presenting training material

January 1, 2008
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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The way you choose to present a training program could have a lot of bearing on how much of the material your audience absorbs and retains.
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setting up a training program

November 1, 2007
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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What follows are some of the questions you'll need to consider when setting up a training session.
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the price of talent

July 1, 2007
Donald Jacobson and Shelley Safian
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Human resources management is more art than science, but there are some ways to "quantify" a job applicant's potential value to the company.
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