One of the preeminent challenges for a business in any industry is building the right team. As Jim Collins states in Good to Great, “you must get the right people on the bus” in order to build a great company….
Read More...
The development and implementation of value-producing talent strategies should amount to more than the simplistic aggregation of individual talent management initiatives across the enterprise – either at the corporate or operating unit level, or both. The “best” talent management investments entail examining the potential, or…
Read More...
It’s no secret that in business, if there’s any one thing we can all depend on, it’s change. No matter how many years a company has been in operation, just as a person’s life is constantly changing, the life of…
Read More...
Be prepared! Is the Boy Scout motto. The same moto applies to Succession planning. Do you think it is purely coincidental that the word success is in this critical process?
Read More...
Are successful executives passionate about plastic injection molding, Styrofoam, or manufacturing paper? Not always. But successful executives are decidedly passionate about leadership, growing a business, profitability as well as creating opportunity and value.
Read More...
When was the last time you looked at the most important P&L in your business: your People and Leaders? Are we so focused on numbers that we lose focus on our People? After all, the biggest expense item in a budget is usually employee salaries and bonuses paid to your leaders.
Read More...
In today’s world, the power of leverage must be harnessed more than ever. The modern executive must leverage the one resource that cannot be expanded. Ever. That resource is time.
Read More...
Remember the childhood game of Twister? The bright-colored circles invited the physical challenge of contorting to the twists of fate, according to the spinner’s direction. Ask yourself: is Twister your de facto model for your organization? True, we are all subject to forces of ever-changing globalization, regulations, and other dynamics. But are your employees’ day-to-day communications and interactions drifting without focus on a clear purpose?
Read More...
Imagine a diver climbing the steps onto a high dive. The diver, your executive leader, is ready to springboard off of the platform to make a seemingly effortless trajectory and splashless entry. Instead, as the diver leaves the platform, what follows is a belly flop. Why? Your A-team executive suffers from burn-out and exhaustion or has moved onto the next opportunity, leaving a talent breach.
Read More...
The most important asset to any company is its people. Keeping your employees happy in the workplace can make your company a stronger, unwavering force within your industry. We took a look at what companies ranked in “Fortune’s annual 100…
Read More...