C-Suite: The Importance of the CIO
In today’s business world, hybrid workplaces are the "new normal" and likely to be the most enduring of all the changes we have witnessed over the past two years....
Planning for a Successful Future
Pride. Accomplishment. Fulfillment. Anyone who has built a successful operation from the ground up is familiar with those emotions. However, that affinity for the organization can cloud judgment when...
Business Trends for 2022
We all have high hopes for 2022, but they are tempered by our experiences with 2020 and 2021. Regardless, most of the ripples have subsided, and even the emergence...
Seeking a Higher Purpose
Direction is everything. Any goal, big or small, personal or organizational, driven by a tangible and meaningful purpose is far more likely to succeed. We recognize this in ourselves...
Showing Gratitude in the Workplace
Gratitude is powerful. It at once makes us soar and also feel humbled. Many of our most treasured memories from work involve the gratitude that was expressed to us...
Setting the Tone from the Top
Leadership is a path often fraught with challenges. When we, as business leaders, do take on these challenges it is incumbent upon us to “set the tone from the...
A New Approach to Time Management
Time is our most precious resource, but the pandemic has forced us to revisit the most traditionally-effective approaches to time management. Today, managers who augment their old tactics with...
What is Today’s Workforce Looking For?
The world is clamoring for a return to normalcy even as many companies and government agencies resist it. From an employer's perspective, the order and regimen of office-based work...
The Power of Mentoring for Both Mentors and Mentees
Thousands of years ago, communities had to be self-sufficient to survive the threats from both nature and other human beings. The passing of essential and esoteric knowledge from one...
A Friendly Approach to Networking
Relentless competition, constant conflict, perpetual stress. The dog-eat-dog corporate world has a knack for putting intelligent, capable, empathetic people through the grinder and churning out jaded, self-centered individuals. That...
Dads Helping Dads
The term “family-friendly” gets bandied about often but, in practice, any related initiatives tend to be constructed almost exclusively around new mothers. Not only do new dads miss out...
Leading through Challenging Times
No generation of modern leaders has been tested in a crucible quite as unique as that created by the Covid pandemic. For almost two years now, we have had...
Communication Tips for Challenging Times
It is a challenge to maintain open and effective lines of communication consistently in any organization. Today, with the forced inclusion of remote workplaces, those challenges are even greater....
The Importance of Humility in Today’s Business Environment
Humble. It is a word that has a gentleness to it and, so, tends to be mistaken for weakness. In reality, humility is the elevation of the self to...
Attracting & Retaining Diverse Talent in the Hybrid Work Environment
Last year's move to remote work increased the feelings of inclusion for many employees because everyone was in the same situation. Now, as the uniformity of work from home...
Closing the Skills Gap: Measuring ROI
A recent report from the World Economic Forum and PwC found that investment in closing the skills gap could boost GDP by $6.5 trillion by 2030. However, many companies...
Maximizing Down Time
In many ways, the convenience of work from home (WFH) is counterbalanced by downsides that few of us anticipated before the lockdowns. One of the most prevalent is how...
Moving Forward
Calamity and uncertainty test a leader’s mettle. If you have successfully led your team through the tumult of the past 20 months, it is a testament to your grit...
Re-Entering the Workforce
“Going to work.” After Covid-19, most of us will never take those three simple words for granted again. As the transition back to “normal” work continues to gain pace,...
The Importance of Endorsing Colleagues
A recent study suggests that holding back expressions of support may be detrimental to your career. It concluded with three main takeaways: The person amplifying an idea benefits from...
Lessons Learned: Leadership Best Practices
The past 18 months have seen some businesses fail while others have thrived, often in the same place and vying for the same clients. The period also tested the...
Burnout in the Workplace
Workplace burnout is not a new phenomenon, but the intensity and extent of its current prevalence are certainly unprecedented. Research from Microsoft tells us that lockdown restrictions inhibit interconnectivity...
Defining Business Success
As we mature, many of us find ourselves asking, “What is my purpose in life?” The answer to that question marks the beginning of a personal growth journey. This...
Give Your Business a Mid-Year Check-Up
Twelve months is simply too long to go between reassessments of your business goals. Unfortunately, most leaders only take the time to recalibrate at the start or end of...