Like many of you, I've been spending my fair share of time reading and watching what I can regarding the global spread of the Coronavirus. We are experiencing a black swan event on a larger scale than the 2008 financial meltdown. While it needs serious attention, I've experienced a few things recently that I've felt the need to do a brain dump of my thoughts on it. Here's only my take on it so far: On ...
For those unsure of its meaning, apathy is a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern regarding work tasks and responsibilities. Working as an Executive Assistant at times, certainly feels as if you are in a maze of mixed signals and hidden agendas. One of the most frustrating signals is when your boss begins to show apathy. When the time comes that you are in a position where defending your boss's actions or ...
Simply put, 60% of strategies are not successfully implemented in business. The irony to this figure is that strategy execution is often rated as the number one or number two challenging issue facing corporate business today. Managers will generally define strategy execution as the “successful implementation of a strategic plan” or “working to see the strategy completed in an organization”. Either of these definitions is valid though they do not help ...
Non-Profits share similar aspects as their business relatives working for profit. Both working to ensure their success and both experiencing similar barriers toward that success. The increased strain posed to change management for non-profits though, is due to its inability to be as flexible as their corporate cousins when change happens. Non-profits do not have major resources set aside for major change. This tight resource is all the more reason why ...
When we think of ‘branding,’ odds are high, the first thing that comes to mind is something from the marketing dept. Things like logos, company branded messaging, how a company is perceived to its customers even. This is where most of the budget goes in advertising, so it’s not uncommon to miss out on the value of employer branding. Times have changed in the way companies recruit and retain employees, mostly due ...
It’s not just wages that will decide your job candidate’s choice of employer. What you deliver for benefits or perks will be the biggest influencer in their decision to join or move on. Getting their ‘buy-in’ depends on how you differentiate your benefits and perks from your competition. Apple does it well, so does Starbucks. How do they do it? They’ve got good branding! First things first: employer branding This is your company’s reputation, ...
Good leaders in HITM (Healthcare Information Technology Management) help guide us and make the tough calls that keep technology in healthcare moving forward. Determining the outcome of positively moving forward, is the leader's ability to recognize if their actions will impact others in a beneficial or harmful way. As workplace professionals, we can spot a bad leader almost immediately. Our society has proven quite adept at this. The question here is can ...
As often the case, as good as business is, there is always room for improvement. It may be related to revenue, service, production or process. Whatever the case, determining what is needed during the good times as well as the challenging times is done through strategic planning and the execution of your plan. A good place to start would be to define what a strategic plan is and what it isn’t. ...