Tag Archives: Leadership

Layoffs Alone Can’t Save Your Business- Focus on the Remaining Staff

Between December 2007, the official start of the current recession, and June 2009 more than 40,000 U.S. organizations held layoffs in an effort to reduce costs, increase profits, and improve shareholder value. Ironically, research over past the twenty years indicates that most layoffs fail to achieve these objectives. In fact, studies show that less than half of the companies that downsize see increases in profits whereas twenty-five percent actually see profits decline. Read More…

Trust and Community

Talking about certain intangibles that make for good business is popular amongst successful entrepreneurs. The intangibles are leadership, innovation, persistence and follow- through. I say this because I too, both passionately and frequently, speak of these things. Their importance goes without questioning. Each cannot be given, and consequently must be earned. Each is intrinsically valuable in and of itself, and may stand as a singular example of character. Read More…

Do You Want To Know How To Train Your Dog?

By now you are well aware of the fact that dogs can be domesticated animals and are great companions; however if you neglect to learn how to train your dog then you will end up dealing with several dog problems such as; barking, scratching and other problems that will make your life difficult. If you have recently gotten a canine friend; chances are you want to know how to train your dog. We have taken the time to provide you with 5 easy steps that you can use while learning how to train your dog. Read More…

Return on Investment is the Key to Executive Support

Have you had the dreadful experience of presenting a team project proposal to executive management, only to feel at the end that the importance of the proposal fell on deaf ears? Read More…

The Value of Leadership Development

These days, there are many organizations who fail to realize the importance of leadership development. It is not unusual to discount the value of developing leaders in an organization, especially when it believes that corporate leaders can always have their own way. An autocratic view of leadership often clouds our understanding of what it really is - and in times like this, a need to develop leadership may just be the answer to make the organization realize what leadership really is. Read More…