by Ken Giffin | Sep 9, 2025 | career advice, corporate behavior, personal growth, self-improvement
I have run into many talented and accomplished people in the workplace who did not have strong self-awareness. In most cases, their issues of handling conflict or challenging office incidents were more destructive than productive and could have yielded much better...
by Ken Giffin | Jan 14, 2025 | personal growth, self-improvement, skills development
I had a mindset at the beginning of my career that development was something provided for you as a reward for hard work. You focused on your current position and putting in the work, and then (and only then) would development come to you in the form of promotion...
by Ken Giffin | Mar 27, 2024 | personal growth, self-improvement, skills development
Those who know Ken well, know that he has a passion for on-going learning. He distinctly remembers a scenario more than 20 years ago that solidified this stance. He was at a company that offered all employees a $1,500 training and learning investment each year which...
by Ken Giffin | Jul 10, 2023 | employee empowerment, leadership, personal growth
A recent Harvard Business Review article by Giulia Neri titled “The Leadership Odyssey” dives into the challenge of leaders rising through the ranks. To summarize: while moving up, leaders often find a more hands-on, directive leadership style is most effective....
by Ken Giffin | Oct 18, 2022 | leadership, personal growth
The average person can expect to spend 90,000 hours or more working during their career — which is a staggering number when you stop to think about it. A bigger question though is, “What do you have to show for it when you hit that final mark?” As a number of our...
by Ken Giffin | Jul 21, 2022 | employee engagement, employee retention, personal growth, self-improvement
Here’s a sobering statistic: On average, Americans spend 90,000 hours at work in their lifetime. That equates to approximately ⅓ of the average person’s life. With so much time spent at work, it isn’t a surprise that people are constantly frustrated and looking for...
