Info-Tech Research Group asserts that CIOs must act like a chess grandmaster, strategizing to unleash the power of emerging technologies while protecting against volatility. With their eyes perpetually on their core business objectives, business and technology leaders have at hand a wide spectrum of technology trends that can present an opportunity to level up. Here […]

Our very own Anastasia Valentine, President and Managing Partner at Resource 1, was featured on the Ivy Podcast in 2021 with host John Carsey, where she discussed what it takes to build a successful IT staffing company as well as her perspective on the value of mentorship. The conversation is still highly relevant today – […]

As 2022 came slowly to a close, the Resource 1 team gathered for their annual business meeting and end-of-year party with an extra special reason to celebrate: 2022 marked their 40th year in business. Given the number of challenges that have faced the business world over the last few years and decades, the team has […]

High-profile layoffs, particularly in the technology field, have been hitting headlines since the summer. Twitter, Meta, Amazon, and HP all contributed to the reported 9,587 U.S. job cuts in October, according to Bloomberg—which was followed by a slightly increased IT unemployment rate of 2.3% reported in November. However, LinkedIn CEO, Ryan Roslansky, told Bloomberg that […]

More and more people are re-evaluating their career and life goals. A Gartner poll indicates that employees are increasingly looking for change, seeking more purpose, and shifting their overall attitude towards work. For those whose soul-searching leads to a new job search, the process of evaluating potential employers has become all the more important. Finding […]

Daniel Goleman published his best-selling book Emotional Intelligence in the mid-90s, and wrote a Harvard Business Review article a decade later, which is still listed as a top HBR article today, entitled, “What Makes a Leader?” In the article, he describes the five main components of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. […]