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Mark Lukens

Mark Lukens is a Founding Partner of Method3, a global management consulting firm and Tack3, a mid market and not-for-profit focused consultancy. In addition, Mark currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Behavioral Health Service North, a large behavioral health services provider in New York, and on the faculty of the School of Business and Economics at the State University of New York (SUNY). Most of Mark’s writing involves theoretical considerations and practical application, academics, change leadership, and other topics at the intersection of business, society, and humanity. Mark resides in New York with his wife Lynn, two children, and two Labradors.
Picture of Mark Lukens

Mark Lukens

Mark Lukens is a Founding Partner of Method3, a global management consulting firm and Tack3, a mid market and not-for-profit focused consultancy. In addition, Mark currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Behavioral Health Service North, a large behavioral health services provider in New York, and on the faculty of the School of Business and Economics at the State University of New York (SUNY). Most of Mark’s writing involves theoretical considerations and practical application, academics, change leadership, and other topics at the intersection of business, society, and humanity. Mark resides in New York with his wife Lynn, two children, and two Labradors.

Turning Pitfalls Into Potential: Social media And Recruitment

Turning pitfalls into potential – social media and recruitment With over a billion people connected to social networking sites, social media has huge potential for all aspects of business. As of January this year, 77% of Fortune 500 companies had an official social team and presence, but not all are tapping into the potential to use this for recruitment. So how can we tap into this powerful force for recruitment? What are the possible pitfalls, and how can we avoid them? Searching Using social media is a great way to establish your brand presence and so draw in the right kind

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Looking Forward In Workforce Planning

Looking forward, not back Workforce planning is becoming more and more sophisticated. Tools such as big data let us better identify and act upon patterns in our workforce, whether it’s in retirements, expansions, or the need to improve skills. Many of the tools we use in this have their roots in the social sciences. So is it time to look to the social sciences again to further improve our approach? The data trap Big data is an incredibly powerful tool. It can find patterns that the naked brain cells of the human mind might never notice. It can calculate degrees of

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Planning For A Better Career

Planning for a better career Whatever you want to achieve in life, having a career strategy is fundamental to achieving it. Making things up as you go along can take you in the right direction, but a good plan will get you there faster and more effectively. So what are the steps you can take to ensure that your career strategy develops you to your best potential? What can you learn from the experts and those who have already built the career that they want? The right attitude Taking the right attitude to your career is vital. Jill Hazelbaker, the youngest

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Find Your Meaning, Find Your Motive

It can be hard sometimes to find meaning in our work. Filling in forms, typing code, stacking shelves, sitting through the thirteenth meeting of the same committee, these activities throw so many trees into view that we really do lose sight of the woods. The problem is that without meaning it’s hard to stay motivated. Detached from its purpose, work is just one more task to trudge through, not something you can feel passionate about or bring your best to. If you want to stay motivated, and to keep others motivated, you need to find meaning. Finding your meaning It used

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Redefine Culture By Leaving The Jerk Zone

Would you tell your other half, your housemate or your child not to tell you what they think? Or to rearrange their day for you without telling them why? Or order them out to buy you a sandwich? Those might sound like stupid examples, but they’re real cases of ways people behave in the workplace, and they raise questions about the power of corporate culture. A colleague of mine was once sent out to buy a sandwich by an executive in her organization. This colleague wasn’t his PA or an administrative assistant. It wasn’t her job to smooth out his day.

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