Preparing for Millennials on your Team

Dateline: March 25, 2016 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. This week's food for thought comes from a recent article published by BloombergBusiness titled, How Satisfying Millennials Could Save PwC $850 Million.  PwC or PricewaterhouseCoopers, is a large, multinational consulting firm employing more than 200,000 employees world-wide. … [Read more...]

The New Innovation Agenda

Dateline: February 26, 2016 For many firms, the innovation agenda is now as much about human capital investment as delivering new products and services. Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend.  Innovating is the new life breath of most organizations...Innovate or fade into oblivion seems to be the mantra.  How do successful companies keep the … [Read more...]

Prioritizing The Urgent and Important

Dateline: February 19, 2016 Mollifying an angry customer is urgent, building systems and promises that keep customers from getting angry is important. Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend.  Author and Blogger extraordinaire Seth Godin recently published a blog, Deconstructing urgent vs. important, which brought home the very important reminders … [Read more...]

Connecting with Busy People

Dateline: Feburary 12, 2016 The world is competing for the attention of the most successful people. If you want to meet them — and break through and build a lasting connection — the best strategy is to make them come to you. Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend.  Author and teacher Dorie Clark recently shared networking secrets of successful … [Read more...]

Upgrading your Public Face

Dateline: February 5, 2016 It’s your job as a speaker to master the basics. In addition, look to add subtleties to take your speaking to the next level. Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend.  Mastering public speaking enhances our overall reputation and can also increase our confidence and our leadership ability.  Recently my friend Dr. Nick … [Read more...]

Fun-loving Warriors and Servants at Southwest Airlines

Dateline: January 8, 2016 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Today we are sharing an article from Julie Weber, vice-president of people at Southwest Airlines, published at Harvard Business Review.  The article, How Southwest Airlines Hires Such Dedicated People, describes how the airline hires about 2% of all their applicants, and makes … [Read more...]

People Leave Bad Managers

Dateline: December 25, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Happy Holidays!  If today is one of your holidays, we wish you a Merry Christmas.  Today's thought is about gifts. Recently I found a thought provoking blog by Dr. Greg Alston, educator, entrepreneur and pharmacist.  "People don't leave good companies," Dr. Alston wrote, … [Read more...]

What We Can Learn From Netflix

Dateline: December 18, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend.   It's hard to argue with the success that Netflix has had.  A recent Inc. column highlighted things Netflix did that we can learn from.  The column, The Secrets Behind the Extraordinary Success at Netflix, was written by Justin Barios, but based on a LinkedIn blog by … [Read more...]

Steve Jobs on Doing Work You Love

Dateline: December 11, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. Steve Jobs was many have been many things, but one of his legacies was his leadership style.  Recently Inc. published an article by Minda Zetlin, coauthor of The Geek Gap, titled, "10 Best Lines Steve Jobs Used in a Presentation: Apple's iconic co-founder had an unmatched … [Read more...]

Coach, Command and Create

Dateline: December 4, 2015 Welcome to our Friday WRAP – one thought-provoking idea to think about over the weekend. We all have worked for good, and bad, leaders.  Recently, I ran across a blog by Dr. Greg Alston, educator and pharmacist, who nicely summarized what he calls the 3 Secrets to Successful Leadership. Dr. Alston suggests that Good leaders understand that modern employees are … [Read more...]