Michigan Companies Can Ignite Growth with the Michigan Going PRO Talent Fund Grant
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…
What’s the Problem with Business as Usual?
When I saw this image, it struck me as something that commonly happens in organizations today. This analogy could be applied to our clients as well as our own organization in a variety of different scenarios. Coming across this image made me think back to times within my own career when I have been the…
Focus the Passion in Your Business Through Instructional Design
If you’re anything like me, then we may share a common problem. I have a passion for a wide variety of subject areas, but not enough time to learn about everything I want. For example, I have vested interests in learning about ancient mythologies, different cultural practices, strength conditioning, Asian cuisine, and mobile technology. I…
3 Tips for Maintaining Your Professional Edge
Everyone loses their edge once in a while. Maybe a series of setbacks has you deflated. Maybe you’ve been busy for so long that you’ve lost sight of the big picture. Maybe you’ve become too comfortable. Losing your edge doesn’t always mean you’re moving backwards, it just means that you’re not moving forward as quickly…
The Case For Adapting and Embracing Change
Starting to work for a new company is always a big change, especially when you have never worked in the specific industry before. While it might take some time to understand everything that the new company does, and get used to how things are done, there are also things one can acquire a good understanding…
Don’t Just Plan for Next Year, Plan to Execute
When I think of October many things come to mind – fall, football, Halloween – and as a consultant and business owner – planning for next year. This is the time of year where many organizations begin the challenging process of balancing the optimism of what is possible with the pragmatism of what is likely to…
Leadership vs. Management: A Delicate Balance
Leadership continues to be a very important topic for most organizations as they evolve and grow. While conducting research for a recent client engagement, I asked several business leaders to explain what they believe made a good leader. I was surprised at many of the responses. Is it just me or have the terms leadership and…