This week we’re going back in our blog archives to highlight a skill that has become more important than ever during the roller coaster that is the COVID pandemic: Futuristic Thinking. We define Futuristic Thinking as imagining, envisioning, projecting, and/or creating what has not yet been actualized. All it boils down to is your ability … Continue Reading
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Intentional Leadership
Don’t Just Say No, Ask How
I recently attended a talk by a man named Jerry Bias. He was sharing lessons he’s learned over his career as a hedge fund manager and entrepreneur. One of the most impactful lessons he shared is that he doesn’t say no to people. Instead he asks them how. How are they going to reach that … Continue Reading
Hiring Back the Right People
We often conduct talent audits with our clients and the most common question we ask is: Would you rehire this person? It’s usually a theoretical question, but as the economy is slowly starting to open back up, it’s become real for many companies across the globe. When answering the rehire question you have to speak … Continue Reading
Lean Into Your Strengths
Nobody is perfect. Not even you. And that’s good news. As a leader, you may feel you have to do it all. To be the best at every aspect of your enterprise. You don’t have to be perfectly well rounded in order to be a great leader. In fact, some of the best leaders aren’t … Continue Reading
Revisiting Your Management Style
Whether you’re heading back into the office soon or you will be continuing to work from home, now is the perfect time to take a fresh look at your management style. An easy way to do that is to think of your options of how to manage others as three different approaches: Do To, Do … Continue Reading
Creating a Return to Work Plan
If you are planning to bring your employees back to the office sometime soon, this blog is for you. Returning to working in the office right now is still a very sensitive subject. Many employees are extremely anxious about working next to others all day long. Just last week a survey of nearly 1,500 workers … Continue Reading
Revisiting Processes and Procedures
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a lot of businesses. Very few companies are still operating as they were on January 1st. That drastic of a shift naturally created a lot of challenges, but it has also created some amazing opportunities. Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing with you what we see as the … Continue Reading
Defining Roles
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended a lot of businesses. Very few companies are still operating as they were on January 1st. That drastic of a shift naturally created a lot of challenges, but it has also created some amazing opportunities. Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing with you what we see as the … Continue Reading
Transitioning Back to the Workplace
As a leader it is your job to prepare for what is to come. It’s easy to focus on the urgent of the here and now, especially in a crisis. But you have to be better than that. You have to be able to rise above the everyday fray and look out to the horizon … Continue Reading
Self Reflections on Working From Home
As most of us have been working from home for at least a month now and have started to settle in to this new way of doing business, it is a great time to stop and reflect about how you can help your team be at its best no matter their locale. Here are some … Continue Reading