by Patty Wellinger | Jul 13, 2018 | Continuous Business Improvement, Leadership, Training, Workforce
In a rapidly changing business environment, your current knowledge is less important than the ability to adapt your skills to new challenges and demands. We have previously discussed the importance of employee engagement and lifelong learning promote employee...
by Wanda McDavid | Feb 23, 2018 | Leadership, Workforce
By 2025, millennials will compose up to 75% of the workforce. The challenge for businesses is how to manage and motivate millennials who have grown up in a digital era. Practically speaking, businesses need to identify what the new preferred ways of working and...
by Jessica Flores | Nov 10, 2017 | Business Research, Disruption, Innovation, Leadership, Market Trends
“It’s not what we do, but how we do it.” This is the solid advice of the 2017 Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year Award Patrick Hamill, founder and CEO of Oakwood Homes. I had the privilege of hearing Hamill and other business leaders speak at the 2017 State of...
by Patty Wellinger | Oct 31, 2017 | Leadership, Workforce
Newly promoted to a managerial position? Congratulations! Wait, what happens now? Often the person being promoted has excellent technical skills but little managerial expertise. Business consultant and former Fortune 500 executive Lisa Quast offers these tips as you...
by Shani Cairns | Oct 20, 2017 | Gamification, Leadership, Productivity, Wellness, Workforce
The latest studies show that people are more productive when they enjoy and find purpose in their tasks no matter how mundane. Putting play before and, especially during work activities may be an important strategy in getting things done and done well. In fact,...
by Matt O'Connor | Jul 27, 2017 | Guest Post, Leadership, Strategic Thinking
Leadership is regularly cited as a root cause of execution failure. There are a number of reasons why, but most often leaders delegate execution to “the grunts”, thinking of it only as a series of metrics on a scorecard. This is an incredibly damaging mindset and a...
