To navigate change in life is difficult at best. In baseball the curveball thrown by the pitcher can make unpredictable turns as it sails over the homeplate where the batter is swinging to hit the ball. If the batter misses hitting the ball, he, or she, may strike out. But that does not mean that …
How to Navigate Change When Life Throws You a Curve Ball Read this Blog »
A hybrid work model incorporates a mixture of in-office and remote work in an employee’s schedule. In this newly evolving work arena, leaders must embrace a “test-and-learn” mindset. Work from home (WFH) employees are discovering the need to clearly reconcile their work boundaries with professional expectations. Organizations are configuring different working models to address their …
Business leaders have often used mentoring to enhance employee skill sets, however, we find that a structured mentorship program is more likely to provide better results. We know that business leaders who are effective mentors improve their business results in a variety of ways. Not only does the bottom line receive a boost, but we …
A Structured Mentorship Program Benefits Your Organization Read this Blog »
Developing a mentorship program can be extremely helpful for employee career development and self-improvement. Having a mentor allows staff members to focus on skill enhancement and goal setting. If members of your organization are struggling with a clear sense of direction moving forward, it may be time to consider establishing a formalized mentorship program. Using …
The Benefits of a Mentorship Program in an Inclusive Culture Read this Blog »
Why do corporate cultures resist change? There are many reasons, but you only need to look at the way a staff is organized, the way corporations do business and the way they select new hires. These become a few powerful reasons organizations have difficulty embracing and incorporating change in staying competitive. One way the corporate …
The need for formal mentoring programs in today’s organizations is becoming more pronounced. To be successful in today’s ever-changing business environment, companies must constantly evolve. Research indicates that having a diverse workforce produces greater innovation and boosts the bottom line. Such diversity includes women, yet many women find it difficult to move into leadership roles. …
Creating a Mentoring Program to Move More Women into Leadership Roles Read this Blog »
There is a definite need for civility among us. If you are barely alive, you have been acutely aware of the term, civility, and how no one seems civil to anyone anymore. We see and hear this as we listen to news reports on television, watch interactions at our shopping malls, or interact with business …
Growing a successful business organization is an ongoing endeavor. It takes solid leadership to ensure sustained, long term health and profitability. Yet in the current global environment, we are experiencing a leadership void. And it is inching toward crisis status. Leadership development takes time to recruit, educate and place in appropriate positions within the company. …
Finding Emerging Leaders—the Future of Your Organization Is at Stake Read this Blog »
Why do we need a new training model? Consider that most of us have sat through training sessions that included slides, lectures and pages of handouts. We may have experienced retreats, online course instruction, and/or personal coaching. However, such educative efforts, always offered in the hopes of improving employee performance, mostly fell short of desired …
Why We Need a New Training Model for Talent Retention Read this Blog »
Building a successful career journey is no easy task. Our careers ebb and flow. Sometimes we experience massive success, and sometimes we fail miserably. So how do we take over the reins of what could become a run-away horse having its own sense of direction and destination? None of us would be satisfied with a …
Build a Successful Career Journey Using a Professional Development Plan Read this Blog »
