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Leadership & Management, Training & Performance
Wait, Don’t Go!
It’s a Friday afternoon, and you are just about to leave work for the weekend when one of your most valued employees knocks on your office door to ask to speak to you. You see a piece of paper in their hand, and in that moment, you know what is about to happen.
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Leadership & Management, Training & Performance
Follow These 4 Ground Rules for Productive Meetings
Let me guess – right now, your inbox is flooded with emails and your to-do list is a mile long. Worst yet, you’re reading this article because you’ve been distracted for the umpteenth time today and can’t get to your work because you’re about to go into yet another back-to-back meeting. Unfortunately, I can’t fix the former, but I can help with the later.
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Leadership & Management
Mentoring (Time + Risk) = Success
Today’s entrepreneur touts that connecting with active mentors makes them seven times more likely to raise capital and three-and-a-half times more likely to attract customers according to the Startup Genome Report published by Compass in 2013. Wow!
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Culture, Leadership & Management, Strategy & Planning
Handling the Holidays Appropriately
In my recent interview with Gregg Stebben, host of The Heartbeat of Main Street, I discussed common HR issues around the holidays, and what conversations companies should be having this time of year to handle the season in a successful way and to avoid pitfalls.
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Culture, Leadership & Management
Back to School Blues
Kids are not the only ones who feel the pain when it is time to go back to school. Parents are just getting used to their summer routines of babysitters and day camps when they are jolted back to the world of book bags and number two pencils. For employers, there are a few things to consider providing to support them through this transition and throughout this school year.
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Culture, Leadership & Management
Employee Well-Being
Employees who have a high sense of well-being can improve teamwork, productivity, employee satisfaction, and the company’s bottom line. Well-being includes physical wellness, mental wellness, and social wellness. Human Resource leaders are now being encouraged to develop programs that encompass all three of the components that make up an individual’s well-being.
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Leadership & Management, Training & Performance
When Disaster Strikes
Given the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, we felt compelled to stress the importance of having a disaster preparedness plan in place for your organization. Whether an emergency strikes during business hours or in the wee hours of the morning, a documented plan will alleviate some of the stress that is expected in the wake of an emergency.
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Hiring & Onboarding, Leadership & Management
The NEW Generational Workplace
It’s May 2017 which means thousands of high school and college students are graduating and, if not already, will be flooding the workforce looking for a job. As business owners, hiring managers and co-workers we all have the same fears… what will this new generation bring to the workplace? How will we interact with so many different viewpoints? Who are these people? Why do they think they know everything? When will they actually contribute?
