You’ve probably heard the phrase “quiet quitting,” which has been one of the most-discussed topics in business and HR circles this year. Just in case you haven’t, quiet quitting refers to a phenomenon in which employees stop making any effort to go above and beyond their job description, instead coasting by on the bare minimum…
Host Bill McDermott was joined by three accomplished business leaders on this edition of ProfitSense. Banker Samantha McElhaney discussed what business owners need to be focused on now, what to look for in choosing an advisor, as well as how she uses her extensive network to assist her clients. Keith Costley shared how his engineering consulting…
Has the pandemic prompted your leadership team to reconsider employee purpose? We have prioritized compensation, well-being, resilience and more, but you mustn’t forget purpose or your employees may be reconsidering YOU. In a recent McKinsey & Company survey, two-thirds of US-based employees said they expect their jobs to bring a significant sense of purpose to…
We have all heard the idioms, “Taking responsibility is an essential element of strong leadership”, “The buck stops here”, and “Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.” Creating your work ethic as a leader around these phrases may have unconsciously made you over-responsible. Over-responsibility can be a hard habit to break. Do you…
Date: July 29, 2022 Sign On Time: 11:50 a.m. Start Time: 12 p.m. End Time: 1 p.m. Questions: Chat Platform: Zoom Click here for free Ticket: Kay Formanek In Beyond D&I, Kay Formanek brings her more than twenty years’ experience working with the world’s leading organizations to take diversity and inclusion into the strategic roadmap of the organization. Whether you’re a leader,…
A Small Business Onboarding Process A recent HBR article stated that poor onboarding can leave your employees with lower confidence in their new roles, worsened levels of engagement, and an increased risk of jumping ship when they see a new, more exciting position elsewhere. On the other hand, companies that implement a formal onboarding program…
Employees have adopted a consumer mindset about who they work for, and the value a company provides to their personal and professional life. They are focused holistically on the ability to share in cultural matters as part of a broad community effort. Small business leaders must adapt to employee mindfulness about their career experience. With…
What is a Unique Contributor? Employers that are committed to engaging the reliable strengths of their teams cultivate what we call a Unique Contributor business model. These employers have a direct line of sight to their best competitive advantage, their secret weapon to ongoing growth, their talent base. What about you? Knowledge of your true…
According to the Microsoft report titled The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work 62% of all frontline workers say leadership does not prioritize building culture 53% of the workforce is prioritizing health and wellbeing over work than before the pandemic 3.5X – New hires whose managers played an active role were much more likely to say they were…
The pandemic has altered almost all aspects of the employee experience, changing everything from where people work to how they interact with clients, colleagues, and customers. Considering the size and scope of these changes now is a critical time to determine if your employee value proposition (EVP) is still compelling and if your total rewards strategy…
Watch and listen to BCAT Partners Managing Partner explain how you define and change organizational culture!
Embracing DEI as Part of Your Recruitment/Retention Strategy More employers have come to embrace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as a way to improve workplace culture and demonstrate they value their employees as people, not just workers. Harvard Business Review found that 65% of U.S. executives say DEI is a high strategic priority, and…
In this book I focus on the often used exit plan for mid-sized companies that because of their size and sophistication or the owner’s personal preferences, are not good candidates for an outside third party sale. This path is called the “insider Transfer”, where the buyers are the key employees of the business. If planned…
When formulating incentive plans for your teams, it’s important to look beyond the numbers. Are the job responsibilities and expectations clear and defined? Are your employees being analyzed as unique contributors or simply lumped in with company growth targets? Incentive plans need to be individually aligned with your team members’ overall engagement and goals. Read…
Giving negative feedback is never easy and is even more challenging in a virtual work world. It’s always best to have difficult conversations in person; however, if that’s not an option, treat your team member with compassion and make sure you end the discussion with clear direction and expectations. Find out FirePower Teams‘ other recommendations…
Are you satisfied with your 2022 growth? If so: congratulations! If you want to accelerate growth in 2023 though, and make it less painful / stressful for you, you will need a different approach. This is exactly the point of our upcoming CEO Growth Workshop on Tuesday December 6 at noon EST on the topic: “How…
Program produced by XPX South Florida. This is XPX South Florida’s final installment of a six-part “Lunch and Learn” series where they explore the exit planning strategies to be employed by a middle market company from the attorney’s perspective. Featured are three seasoned attorneys from South Florida who describe the various obstacles they have overcome…
There are quite a few executive search firms in the Boston area and other regions as well. But, you wonder, which is the best? And, how do you know it is the best? What determines that? I’ve had these questions presented to me regularly, after all, I run an executive search firm. As a matter…
Date: December 2, 2022 Start Time: 12 p.m. EST End Time: 1 p.m. EST Platform: Zoom Questions: Chat Click Here to Get a Free Ticket: Peter Desberg and Jeffey Davis A clinical psychologist and writer/producer share secrets to overcoming presentation anxiety and crafting the perfect “award-winning” pitch – no matter what industry you work in! From impromptu elevator pitches to…
Program produced by XPX Atlanta. The Hard Realities of Exit and How We Can Fix It Advisors – we have work to do! To repeat: only 4% of businesses actually sell. In this important November XPX Program, we will review and discuss the reasons for that abysmally small number. More important, in true XPX fashion,…
Date: November 22, 2022 Start Time: 12 p.m. EST End Time: 1 p.m. EST Platform: Zoom Questions: Chat Click Here Zoom Link: Neil Malhotra Social innovation and social entrepreneurship are rising forces. As the extent of the world’s systemic challenges becomes clear—from climate change to income inequality to food security to healthcare and beyond—more and more of the best…
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