Diversity fuels innovation and without it, we all suffer
Racial and gender inequality have obvious social impacts on any business, but it’s so much more than that. Without a diverse and inclusive workforce, we all suffer. Innovation flounders, brand...
View ArticleFour Questions to Shape Performance
How can you get more effort out of people? Finding the answer to this has caused even the best leaders to struggle. If you want to shape performance in someone, the four questions outlined in this...
View ArticleHow effective leaders find success within the madness
When you sit down to fill out a blank basketball bracket form, the page seems like pure chaos. The multi tiered chart packed with team names is overwhelming until you start going through each slot,...
View ArticleToday’s Burning Leadership Question: Are You a Flame or an Ember?
Michael is a leader in a high-tech organization. He’s charismatic, affable, and the ideal networker due to his highly-social nature. He gets along with nearly everyone and can lighten the mood of...
View ArticleWho Knows What Employees Really Want?
For decades, articles, authors and studies have tried to help managers come to terms with how to motivate employees and drive optimal performance by understanding what employees really want and need...
View ArticleHow can it be worse? How reverse brainstorming inspires innovation
Mind maps, brain dumps, group discussions and SWOT analysis — there are a variety of brainstorming strategies companies use, but the goal is always the same: Find a solution to a problem. Traditional...
View ArticleLessons in Stumbling and Set-Backs… from the Big Top
I recently attended a stage production of Circus 1903, a variety show featuring turn-of-the-century circus acts. The audience enjoyed heart-stopping performances from high-wire artists, aerialists,...
View ArticleEmployee Retention: 5 Ways Small Businesses Can Avoid Employee Turnover
If you are concerned about employee retention in your small business, you are not alone. You may be well aware of how frustrating and time-consuming it can be to find the right individual to complete...
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High Trust Selling
Do you know the difference between low trust and high trust selling? Did you even know that low trust selling was a real thing? Admittedly the names came later, however elements of low trust selling...
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Requiring a college degree is BS
CC Image by COD Newsroom, Flickr Is a college degree the new high school diploma? As most hiring managers can attest, the answer is yes. Many entry-level jobs require a college education just to be...
View Article17 Workplace Upgrades That Will Boost Employee Productivity
If your employees work the standard 40-hour week, each person spends almost a quarter of their time in the office. That’s not only a significant chunk of everyone’s life. The hours spent at work are...
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Two Reasons Your Business Needs HR Software
If one or more of these descriptions fit you and your company, it’s time to think about investing in HR Software. You use email to know who’s out of the office These days, you can’t run a business...
View ArticleEasing Candidate Nerves: How To Do It And Why It’s Important
Interviewing is scary. You might have the warmest recruiters and hiring managers in the world, and they’ll still trigger job candidates’ nervous reflexes, causing them to feel that sweaty-palm,...
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Time: The Currency of Modern Business
It’s easy to feel as if we have more “To-Do” items on our list, than hours in the day. It can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Increased stress levels can cause chaos and paralyze our productivity. So how...
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