Work on Your Weaknesses...Sometimes.

I am currently serving on the advisory board for Biz417 with some amazing area business leaders, including Jack Stack, CEO of Springfield Remanufacturing Company and author of "The Great Game of [...]

I was recently speaking to a college MBA class and they asked me for my ‘secret to success’. My answer was simple; failure.

I have recently realized that every time I ask someone how they are doing, I seem to get the same response. “Good. Busy. How are you?”

In our last article, The 6 Step Guide to Creating a Strategic Plan that Works, we discussed an easy 6-step process to consider when strategic planning. During strategic planning, it’s important to [...]

As you look back on previous years, think about your successes and specifically about the people who were involved in those successes. Go ahead and name names. Write them down. Now look at the people [...]

One of the funniest commercials I can remember was for Smirnoff Ice. You can watch it here or I'll summarize for you below.

If you are familiar with People Centric, you know our common philosophy that high-performance culture is heavily influenced by systems. To change your culture, you need to change your systems. But [...]

At People Centric, we have the formal strategic planning experience to help organizations navigate challenges. When we work with organizations, we often begin by evaluating their Vision and Mission [...]

Many organizations realize that their cultures are preventing them from being more successful, recognizing that it’s time to make some changes. They envision the high-performance work practices they [...]

At face value, the merger of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's, announced in October 2016, makes a lot of sense. Both can be looked at as epic outdoor stores competing for the same space in a huge market. [...]