The trepidation many businesses have toward conducting employee-engagement surveys is similar to that felt by those of us who avoid our annual physical: You’ve put it off for too long….
We Strongly Agree That Businesses Should Survey Employees
What Does Company Culture Look Like?
The phrase “company culture” gets tossed around a lot in modern business discourse. It must be important because people keep talking about it, but what is it? Most definitions fall along the generic lines…
Expertise: A Potential Derailer for Leaders at all Levels
When differentiating between managing and leading, American scholar and organizational consultant Warren Bennis famously stated that “managers do things right, and leaders do the right thing.”
Why Women Leaders Matter
Gender equality isn’t a new issue. It has long been argued that women are not afforded the same opportunities as men. While we are seeing improvements with respect to gender…
Why Should We Think about Succession Planning?
With so many pressing business issues in the mix each day, developing tomorrow’s leaders might take a backseat in your mind. While it’s tempting to simply focus on the present…
Open Letter to Small Businesses and Start-Ups
Nah, we aren’t starting this open-letter piece with, “Dear Businessperson.” In a post that’s about changing your approach to small business, it would be ironic if we dragged out a tired cliché to make our point…
Action Learning: Solve Two Business Issues for the Price of One
I wish we had more hours in the day. We just don’t have the resources. We’ll get to it eventually. Any of those sound familiar? You’re not alone.Organizations today are all facing a similar challenge…
From Sales Shark to Conscientious Advisor
Armed with more information than earlier generations, and feeling ever higher levels of skepticism toward the business world, today’s consumer is unlikely to respond well to aggressive selling tactics…
Make a Great First Impression with Your Talent Brand
Recently, both Uber and the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs made headlines for unveiling new logos. While Uber chose bright, futuristic geometric icons for their updated apps…
Appetite for Cooperation: Improving Group Dynamics
On April 8th, When Guns N’ Roses appears at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, it will be the first time in over 20 years that guitarist Slash and frontman Axl Rose have played together on stage…..
