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4 Keys to Hiring Great Executives
- Hiring and recruiting is at the top of most Business Owners’ minds right now, and the labor market is unlike anything we’ve seen in recent times. But one thing that hasn’t changed? The importance of hiring executive-level employees. Unlike an entry-level or hourly employee, the executive leader will set policies, lead the business in the […] Read More
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Building Boom: Next Normal for Construction
- The last 16 months have been something to behold for the Construction and Trades industries, particularly in residential construction. Fueled by the pandemic, and the general public rarely leaving their homes for over a year, all of a sudden the house that once worked for you is no longer working. Most of us have heard […] Read More
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Talk and Walk: Move while You Meet
- Meetings are inevitable. In fact, in a recent Harvard Business School study, during the pandemic and now after, the amount of meetings went up by 12.7%! As coaches that specialize in team culture, the way you meet can determine the overall engagement of a team more than you think. Ever been in a bad meeting? […] Read More
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Bringing the Band Back: Return to Normal
- A topic on many Business Owners’ and employee minds right now is first, a return to work in the office, and second, whether or not to relax COVID-19 restrictions. Many states, including here in Ohio, are relaxing COVID-19 restrictions (if they had any at all) soon, and that poses a leadership challenge for most businesses. […] Read More
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Labor Shortage: Recruiting the Best
- A very hot topic among Business Owners, at least the ones that we work with every day, is that of being so busy with new business growth. However, with massive business growth comes the need to hire more employees quickly. Rather than getting into a negative mindset and giving up, therefore putting even more pressure […] Read More
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Planning your Exit Part 3: Sale to an ESOP
- This is Part 3 of a Series about planning for succession at the time that you decide to leave your business. Part 1 can be found here, Part 2 can be found here, and look for parts 4 and 5 in the coming weeks! When a Business Owner is planning their exit from their business, […] Read More
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A Fresh Start for Team Culture
- Over the last few weeks we’ve explored goal-setting for your team, for you as a leader, but what about making sure that your team is focused, getting along, and working toward achieving your company’s goals? One of the #1 things that you can do to put the pedal to the metal is increasing Employee Engagement. […] Read More
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Celebrating the Holidays, Safely
- 2020 is a year like no other, and I don’t think there’s a soul out there that would doubt it! However, employees are likely expecting a special celebration of some sort, and it is not a time to cancel festivities when teams are overworked, stressed, and anxious. Business owners likely have this line item in […] Read More
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Leading Different Generations in Crisis
- We’ve all seen evidence of this throughout the entire pandemic, which is slowly becoming more normal than typical: different generations are handling this differently. Of course there are blurred lines between the generations, but if you look at the different generations: Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z, there are common threads […] Read More
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Thanksgiving: Showing Employees Gratitude
- It’s a week that we often reflect on the things for which we are grateful. Even kids at school come home with construction paper crafts with the words “family” “friends” and “books” written on them. And I’m sure that around the Thanksgiving table, albeit much much smaller this year, you will be reflecting on all […] Read More
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