by Ken Giffin | Jul 2, 2021 | leadership, motivating people, productivity, team development
Scan any publication today and you’ll find stories on the post-pandemic office environment. This Daily Buzz article is a good example. Much of the focus is on what percentage of employees are coming back to offices vs. quitting, how office environments will shift...
by Ken Giffin | Apr 29, 2021 | leadership, operational efficiency, productivity, strategic planning
One of our favorite stories of a business initiative gone awry is now over 10 years old. It involves a fast-track, yet high-profile creative project that required use of a third-party advertising agency. There were whispers that the project was going off of the rails,...
by Ken Giffin | Mar 26, 2021 | hybrid teams, operational efficiency, productivity, team development
A recent article by McKinsey profiled an interview with Leena Nair who is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Unilever. Nair discussed how their massive global organization of 150,000 employees was navigating the pandemic and emerging from it. What struck us at...
by Ken Giffin | Jan 20, 2021 | leadership, operational efficiency, productivity, skills development
The beginning of a new year brings new daunting goals and challenges for corporate teams of all sizes. With the rollout of these ambitious goals, Executive Teams often look to their trusted leaders to jump in and take the reins to figure out specific action plans to...
by Ken Giffin | Mar 18, 2020 | leadership, productivity, team development
As business anxiety is setting in over the Coronavirus, more companies are asking their employees to work remotely. As someone who has worked remotely for years, this may not seem like a new concept. However, for those employees who are used to working in an office,...
by Ken Giffin | Feb 12, 2020 | leadership, operational efficiency, productivity, team development
As we approach the end of February, for some leaders, anxiety is starting to set in. The year’s plans have been crafted, and in many companies, there have been January meetings to launch the new plans with the rest of the employee base. Many leaders are already...
