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...
by Ken Giffin | Dec 7, 2021 | office politics, personal growth, self-improvement, team development
A recent Business News Daily article on politics in the workplace discussed how it affects, and can even destroy your business. That got us thinking. What if people don’t realize that they are part of politics in the office? What if we see our good traits, but are...
by Ken Giffin | Nov 2, 2021 | employee empowerment, personal growth, team development
Last month, Harvard Business Review profiled the reasons behind “The Great Resignation,” and zeroed in on industries like healthcare and tech, and age groups like those 30-45 who were more likely than their counterparts to leave current positions. The article is just...
by Ken Giffin | Dec 15, 2020 | corporate behavior, leadership, personal growth, team development
A recent article in Chief Executive caught our eye. The premise is much like the title: “Leaders Need to Get Comfortable Asking for Help.” Too often leaders feel like they need to do everything themselves if actions are going to be done correctly. This leaves them...
