Work on Your Weaknesses...Sometimes.

WATCH: Interview with Dr. Jennifer Baker and Don Harkey, CEO “I don’t know why,” she said to me. “I just feel like crying all the time.” I could understand the feeling. When much of what you know and [...]

When the World Health Organization recently declared a pandemic from the COVID-19 (cororavirus), several organizations have taken steps to protect their teams by having employees work remotely. [...]

The impact of COVID-19 can no longer be ignored. This is happening and the whole world is going through this together. Businesses everywhere are feeling the impact and, frankly, small business owners [...]

Business owners, this is going to hurt, so get scrappy.

A community is judged not by it’s challenges, but by it’s response to the challenges. During the challenging times presented by the COVID-19 virus, we get to determine our response as a community.

I had a friend ask me recently, “which side do you fall on with this whole virus thing?”. It wasn’t a surprising question given some of the conversations I’ve seen on social media and the fact that [...]

Your Communication Systems get your people the information they need. Every organization we’ve ever worked with (and probably haven’t worked with) struggles with communication - and everyone knows [...]

Your People Systems get the right people into the right places within your organization. In every organization, success starts (and sometimes stops) with your People. We’ve all experienced the magic [...]

Last year, I had the opportunity to participate in a community program called Leadership Springfield. This experience introduced me to the Springfield arts, sporting venues, businesses, governmental [...]

Talent attraction and retention is a battlefield. Companies are vying for employee attention, and we are all determined to find the perfect match. Traditional hiring tells us that to find this [...]