by Ken Giffin | Aug 24, 2022 | employee empowerment, leadership, operational efficiency, productivity
A recently overheard leadership story grabbed our attention. It started out as a normal tale of business challenges and “fire drills” taking up everyone’s attention and time. However, as the story kept going, the focus from the leader was to place blame on team...
by Ken Giffin | Apr 27, 2022 | corporate behavior, meeting management, operational efficiency, productivity
The word “no” has an extremely negative connotation. It is often associated with difficult colleagues – people who aren’t “team players” and participants who aren’t dedicated to the cause. But what if “no” was an empowering word and a chance to get your...
by Ken Giffin | Jan 26, 2022 | meeting management, motivating people, productivity, skills development
A new year means new plans, new goals, new action items – and for many – a new business focus. Now that all of the “newness” has been created, how are you, as a leader, going to help bring your team into 2022 and make sure everyone is focused and ready to execute?...
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...
