Are you ready to supercharge your workforce development efforts? If you are, and you haven’t explored grant opportunities available in the state of Michigan, you are missing an incredible opportunity. The Michigan Going PRO Talent Fund grant program has awarded over $280,000,000 to 7,000+ companies in the last decade making this program your key to…
Communication plays an important role during each phase of a change management initiative, and it is often the culprit when issues start to arise. I recently participated in change management weekly meetings where the change agent was a person from inside or outside the organization. They help an organization transform itself by focusing on such…
We all know training and development plays a vital part in organizational growth. After all, a study conducted by the American Society for Training and Development found that companies that invest an average of $1,500 per employee in training experience on average 218% higher revenue per employee and 24% higher gross profit margins. However, training is only…
I recently came across an interesting article written by The Energy Project and published in The New York Times titled “Why You Hate Work”. They partnered with the Harvard Business Review on a global research project to better understand the influences of engagement and productivity in the new business landscape. It is an important subject seeing that…
Many organizations eagerly engage in annual planning or longer-term strategic planning exercises, because it provides an opportunity to look forward and think about what’s possible. Quality outputs of these exercises often include ambitious goals and well-thought-out strategies, objectives, and tactics to achieve them. Regardless of the quality of the plan, your organization’s ability to execute…
The last 15 years have undoubtedly been some of the most challenging times in the history of the US economy. The dramatic economic swings have heavily impacted virtually every business sector, especially manufacturing. The recent drastic rebound in our economy, and the manufacturing sector specifically, is undoubtedly a result of many factors including innovations in…
First off, let me give credit to a man much smarter than myself: the inspiration for this post came from a keynote speech given by Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson at the 2014 DevLearn conference in Las Vegas. Dr. Tyson served up the perfect blend of high-level science and actionable insights, making him the most down-to-earth…
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