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 | 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 | 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 | Feb 23, 2021 | leadership, operational efficiency, strategic planning, team development
As we near the end of the first quarter, you can start to smell the fear sinking in. Audacious goals and revenue targets have been set, but only two months into the year there are some cracks showing that the goals may not be as achievable as originally planned. Enter...
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...
by Ken Giffin | Aug 13, 2020 | change management, corporate behavior, leadership, team development
Last month, we spent time discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all facets of business around the globe. We took a look at a simple, but great business book by William Bridges called Managing Transitions. This concept of managing transitions seems more...
