Marc Drizin

Carla and I gave a webinar the other day about the 5 trends that are shaping the world of employment in 2011.  We had a nice crowd, we had ugly technical issues (can you say VOIP?), and provided important information to our attendees.  The fact that Rovia, our sponsor, and provider of a really cool [...]

What an interesting couple of days for “The Google”… Yesterday, it was leaked that Google was giving their entire staff a minimum of a 10% raise in 2011 and $1000 bonus (after-tax).  Perhaps it was a precursor to the WSJ article today titled “Google Battles to Keep Talent” that appeared above the fold, front page [...]

So… it’s been quite a while since I’ve blogged.  I’ve been doing a lot of writing on my next book, but I have been horribly negligent about blogging, and for that I apologize. Anyways… Sometimes I get a note from a friend that makes me stop and say “hmmmmm” (a shout out to Arsenio Hall).  [...]

A couple of business lives ago I sent a proposal to UPS.  Nothing special about that, however I mistakenly had my shipping folks send it FedEx.  It was our default shipper, and I never even gave it a second thought.  Imagine my horror when my (potential) client called, asking if I realized that it had [...]

I love my Saturdays. It’s not that I love to “sleep in”.  I do as a concept, it’s just never worked as a process.  I get up between five and six in the morning no matter when I go to sleep, the day of the week, or even the city I happen to be in.  [...]

I gave that message to my immediate supervisor on a birthday card when I was 19.  Yea, I was quite the stellar employee. Anyways… As you know from following me these many years, I’m pretty jaded.  No, not a a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.  The other jaded.  Worn out and wearied. Maybe ’cause [...]

“One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn’t belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others by the time I finish my song?  (with thanks to Joe Raposo and Jon Stone).  I always loved that song, one of my favorites from Sesame Street.  But that’s [...]

NBC Nothing But Cowards The headline in the WSJ today was awesome:  NBC to Pay Conan O’Brien $40 Million…The article continues… “the comedian’s exit agreement prohibits Mr. O’Brien from bad-mouthing his former NBC bosses, according to people familiar with the matter, but paves the way for him to land another TV gig within a year.” [...]

Happy Happy Monday… The Colts won on Saturday, we’ll beat up on the Jets this weekend, and then off to the Superbowl to win our second crown. As I have mentioned before, I am honored to be the special international advisor to my friends at APQC and their current benchmark study.  To that end, I [...]

A “Grabber” headline, with apologies to my dad for my horrific grammar. But it’s true. There has been a lot of talk recently about companies revisiting their 2008-09 decisions to freeze wages, skip bonuses, and stop contributing to their employees’ 401k’s.   It’s all good. But it doesn’t matter. Money is overrated: In fact, pay [...]