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The Cost of Doing Nothing

Inaction is an action. A detrimental and costly one. So how do you learn from others’ mistakes and overcome inaction…

How to Improve Team Buy-In on Major Changes

Enforcing big, complex change within an organization is an ongoing struggle, and the rate of success tends to be alarmingly low. So, what is the challenge? In many cases, the staff are the challenge. According to Harvard Business Review...

Transactional vs Transformational Business Leadership

A good leader will help their business and their teams navigate crises. In times of doubt or difficulty, the difference between a good leader and a bad leader can dictate how a business will overcome and thrive, especially in times...

Making it Easier to Gauge the Health of your Business

Does your company use continuously updated analytics to make decisions? If you’re like many companies I’ve helped, the answer is probably not very well. With different documents and half-baked KPI (Key Performance Indicator) tracking...

The Power of Visualizing Career Paths for Employees and New Hires

Are you cultivating new hires or empowering current staff? This one strategic tip will help you to clarify staff, roles and responsibilities.

How to Improve Your Operations with a SWOT Analysis

When you buy or sell a home, an inspection is usually one of the last steps in the process. However, the inspection often dictates whether or not a sale goes through. That’s a lot riding on just one step! Before the sale went sour, it’s...

Make Lasting Changes with Top-Down and Bottom-Up Business Planning

I don’t care how much revenue you’re bringing in or if you are located in Florida, Seattle, Idaho, or Antarctica. All profitable businesses have one thing in common: meaningful, ongoing planning. Business planning isn’t something you do...

4 HR Trends for 2022

The Great Re-Dignification Period has redefined how people do work. With an increase in exposure to death, sickness, and other crises forcing the general population to re-evaluate their priorities, employees abandoned their jobs at...