Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies

By Joel Burgess Last month, my wife and I had the privilege of traveling to Trinidad and Tobago, the southernmost islands in the Caribbean Sea. In fact, the closest point of Trinidad is a mere nine miles from Venezuela. We stayed at the Trinidad and Tobago Urban...

Times Like These Require Leadership

By Jim Edmonson Communities across America are in economic and social transition. Productivity gains and competition have turned manufacturing upside down. We have entered the information age, with completely reinvented communication methods and the divide between the...

Building Relationships

By Todd Smithee Strong, healthy relationships are based on credibility and trust.  The more important the relationship, the more time it takes to build that credibility and trust.  This is as important in business as it is in our personal lives.  A positive,...

The Talent Wars

By Dean Whittaker Three of the presenters at the recent CoreNet Conference in Atlanta used the term “The Talent Wars” to refer to the struggle companies are beginning to feel in meeting their staffing needs. Finding, Getting and Keeping Talent was the theme of the...

Biography

By Jim Bruckbauer Jim Bruckbauer, Account Manager Jim will mine his skills in strategic planning and his knowledge of current business trends as the latest addition to the Whittaker Associates team. He will direct a variety of projects as our Account Manager. A...