• Turning the Great Resignation into a Great Recruiting Opportunity

    Has fear around the negative impacts of the Great Resignation stopped you from seeing the Great Recruiting opportunity?    It’s nearly impossible to read the news without hearing about the massive impacts that the Great Resignation has had on the workplace. A record breaking number of people have given their notice and decided to leave…

  • Succession Planning: 3 Traits of High Potential Leaders

    This is a guest post by Tamara Anderson.   Have you ever asked yourself, “I wonder how far below the E on my gas tank I can go before I will actually run out of gas?” I don’t think about it often, but I did on May 18th. That day I drove to work like…

  • Succession Planning – Your Guide To Getting Started

    This is a guest post by Tamara Anderson.   My husband is a great teacher. Throughout our 26-year relationship and 20-year marriage, he’s challenged me to try new things that were out of my comfort zone. I’ve learned to mountain bike through some steep and tricky terrain. He’s taught me the art of cross country…

  • 3 Steps To Being A Leader Of Character

    This is a guest post by Tamara Anderson. I was tall at a very young age. By the time I was in 6th grade I was 6’ tall. Everyone knew I’d be a great basketball player. I played ball like everyone thought I should. I went through the motions. I practiced. I played. But no…

  • Strategies For Embracing Change In An Ever Changing World

    Try it, you’ll like it – strategies for embracing change in an ever changing world. I received a greeting card a while back and the front of the card is a picture of a small plant growing up out of the dirt. The caption reads: Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely. I think…

  • It’s A Marathon Not A Sprint – 3 Keys To Employee Engagement Success

    A few years ago, I decided to run my first marathon with a friend. That sounded thrilling, exciting, and like I would be queen of the world when I crossed the finish line. I was pumped! Then it got real. I needed to train. I needed to be all in emotionally to have the mental…

  • Improving Employee Retention Starts In The Recruitment Stage

    Ever walk into a room or situation and just feel like you “don’t fit?” Most of us have had the experience of realizing this is just NOT our crowd. That is an uncomfortable enough situation if you are at a 2-hour networking event, but it is significantly more painful to realize that a new job…

  • How To Deal With Toxic Employees In 6 Easy-ish Steps

    If you’ve been in a leadership role for any length of time, chances are good you’ve had a nightmare employee. The “great” employee that everyone loves, but is driving you crazy because it’s never enough. They always want more….more time off, more money, more help, the list goes on and on. The passive aggressive employee…