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
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, you must give your employees feedback on a regular and consistent basis. This point is important now more than ever. Working from home, and now the potential mix of working from home and the office, makes feedback imperative. Employees have less contact with their managers and … Continue Reading
The past few months have been an overwhelmingly stressful time for everyone. People have been dealing with a host of different issues from adjusting to working from home to wondering if they’ll even have a job to work from home tomorrow. And you as a leader have worried about these things for yourself as well … Continue Reading
COVID-19 and the ensuing global shutdown has disrupted the way we do business like almost nothing before it. But it is not an excuse for failing. Yes, staying afloat during the pandemic has been a challenge for most companies. Yes, a lot of businesses have lost significant sources of revenue. Yes, hundreds of thousands of … Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
As more states start to open up, some businesses have started heading back to the office while other companies have found that remote work really isn’t all that bad. Whether you’re headed back into the office or are going to be sticking at home for a while, now is a great time to brush up … Continue Reading
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
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