Archive for the ‘Strategy’ Category

Manufacturing Skills in Short Supply

Manufacturing Skills in Short Supply
A recent article in the New York Times captured the current employment turmoil that defines our domestic manufacturing sector. Although a number of companies do have staff openings, they’re discovering it’s very difficult to find candidates with the advanced technical skills that the company...
July 7th, 2010 | Featured, Hiring, Management, Strategy, Training | Read More

5 Ways to Make a Shorter Work Week Work

5 Ways to Make a Shorter Work Week Work
Sounds like a dream doesn’t it?  Every weekend a three day weekend.  No hump day.  Two Saturday nights!  It actually turns out that the dream of a shorter work week isn’t such a dream so much as a debate we are having with ourselves. Experts tell us that the average worker would have...
July 2nd, 2010 | Communications, Employee Satisfaction, Management, Strategy | Read More

You’re Hired! Now, the real test.

You’re Hired! Now, the real test.
How do executive know when new staffers are qualified for the job? Jim Collins, the author of Good to Great, explains on bigthink that the key is to instill your company’s core values in your new employees so your company culture is continually extended and reinforced.
October 29th, 2009 | Communications, Featured, Hiring, Leadership, Management, Strategy, Video | Read More

Ask Three Questions to Clarify Expectations

Ask Three Questions to Clarify Expectations
John Baldoni lays out the three questions managers should ask in order to measure if their leadership is effective.  Managing expectations is often the art of good management.  Clarifying and communicating are often stated as goals of management, but these three question get to the heart of the matter....
October 15th, 2009 | Communications, Management, Strategy, Training | Read More

Leading Your Boss (and Follow Your Subordinates)

Leading Your Boss (and Follow Your Subordinates)
John Baldoni, author of Lead Your Boss: The Subtle Art of Managing Up, talks about the benefits of leading from the middle in a Harvard Business IdeadCast.  This is not just a tactic for getting ahead; it’s good for many organizations.  Many companies benefit from hearing from the front lines...
October 12th, 2009 | Advancement, Leadership, Management, Strategy, Workplace | Read More