Understanding the Power of Digital Presence in Professional Success

In today’s digital age, crafting a strong online presence is no longer optional—it’s essential.   While artists and creatives often prioritize curating digital portfolios to showcase their work, professionals in other fields often overlook the importance of their digital professional presence (DPP). However, recent research sheds light on just how impactful DPP can be on…

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The Power of Connection

Almost every employer has a common goal—grow the company. Once you start growing the company, getting more recognition and business, you need to hire more support to make your company thrive. In the pursuit of growing your team, you turn to those job sites like LinkedIn, Indeed, or Zip Recruiter, leave the post up for…

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Avoid These 10 Common Recruiting & Hiring Blunders

In today’s business environment, managers often face real challenges hiring the right people for their company. Frequently, managers unknowingly commit blunders using ineffective recruiting tools and tactics that result in hiring the wrong person. Candidates are often chosen without taking the hiring company’s culture and values into account. It is important for companies to recognize the significant consequences of…

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Executive Corner – Identifying Red Flags: The 3 C’s – Complaining, Comparing, and Comfort

IDENTIFYING THE RED FLAGS: The 3 C’s – Complaining, Comparing, and Comfort Lately, the world has been focusing on employee onboarding and retention. The topic that can derail that is near and dear to my heart – the company’s culture.  It is the most overplayed topic, and for some reason, it continues to be one…

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Executive Corner – Measure Outcomes Not Tasks

I learned a saying a long time ago that I use every week with clients. “The busyness of the business will take you out of business.” That can take on many meanings. A few of these meanings: When you let your day plan you, it limits your progress. I see it every day. The end of the workday arrives, and…

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Executive Corner – Measure Your Culture

Four or five years ago, I was referred to a podcast called Focus 3. It was a leadership podcast by Brian and Tim Kight. I discovered they were teaching something very similar to my leadership style. When I started studying them, I realized the “Performance Pathway” perfectly fit what I was already teaching. When I meet with clients, the question…

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Executive Corner – Leaders Should Set Boundaries During the Holidays

Great leaders use statements like the following: I find myself using the last two ALL the time. I believe those statements, and I want them to be accurate, and for the most part, they are. I pride myself on providing as much support and guidance to those I serve. The older I get and the…

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Executive Corner – Blurred Lines Between Our Professional and Personal Lives

Today’s workplace is all about connection and empathy. Employees need to be connected to their boss and company. We spend more time with those we work with than those we love. I tell my clients and anyone who chooses to listen in the talks I give, “the world of work has changed, and it ain’t…

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Executive Corner – Terminated an Employee and Hired Their Replacement Using the Same Process?

Have you ever terminated an employee, regardless of reason, and began interviewing their replacement using the same interview questions and process? Did you have a formal debrief with the people involved in the original hiring process? Most organizations and leaders replace people using the exact same process they used to hire the terminated employee. I asked this…

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Executive Corner – TIME: It’s a Leader’s Currency

Let’s face it; if leading is a verb, it requires action. Most leaders have many competing priorities. Most know the adage that if you have many priorities, you have none.  Time is the scarcest resource that leaders have. In today’s post-pandemic and tight labor market kind of world, the challenges are swirling around us daily. Each day we…

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