For leaders managing change: tools, insights, and strategy that reduce risk

There is a lot to reflect on and digest from this past year, and even the past few years if we are being honest. As the new year grows closer so does the idea of resolutions and setting goals. Reflection is an invaluable practice that reveals so much information. With everyone talking about what they are prioritizing...

Typically, leaders and managers have had a large influence on company culture. After all, they lead meetings, interact with multiple teams, and essentially set the precedent for how to ‘walk the talk’ of the company’s culture. However, in day-to-day dealings, employees see specific pain points and have different...

Job hopping has become a more well-known trend thanks in part to its popularization by the Millenial and Gen Z workforces. Their affinity for it has stemmed from watching their parents and those around them struggle during the 2008 recession and they began to question the loyalty of employers to employees. A survey in...

Every job requires tools. Whether you’re a gardener or an engineer, you need the right tools in order to do your job successfully. The key word there is ‘right.’ Even with all the manpower and knowledge in the world, if you try to use a whisk to dig a hole, you aren’t going to get very far. For companies and...

We've all been there; working at a job where you wake up and dread getting to the office. It could be because of any number of reasons! Maybe you don't feel heard by your boss, or your team just isn't working well together. It starts with looking at job boards after a bad week at work and eventually grows into...

We've all dealt with or knew a manager who preferred to be more involved in and hands-on during ongoing work projects. Sometimes it can be beneficial to have someone else to work with and bounce ideas off of: other times....you kind of wish they would just let you work independently. This is not behavior exclusive to...

Work, in general, can be a significant cause of stress and anxiety. Especially during the pandemic when so much was unknown about the workforce, unplanned shutdowns, and the overall future of businesses worldwide. A group who significantly felt the impact of these stressors was small businesses and even more...

The most vital part of any company is its foundation. Company culture is something that most of us have heard of before but have experienced differently. Some companies have strong cultures that they try to keep at the forefront of the daily interactions within teams and between employees and customers. Then there are...

The professional world is in the midst of a huge reshuffle. Employees are leaving and joining new organizations and companies are hiring left and right. Throughout this transitional period, people are bringing more than fresh perspectives and ideas to their new organizations. Past experiences, residual burnout, and...

We’ve all experienced a sick coworker in the office or even as students having a sick peer in our class. They show up coughing and sneezing and you think “oh wow, this is going to spread like wildfire.” Sure enough, within a day or so, other coworkers or peers come down with the same symptoms. Recently, we’ve all...