by Jonathan | Apr 22, 2022 | Core Values, Culture, Hiring, Leadership, Teams
“How can I get more people?” Over 12 million open jobs. More open jobs than ever. Record low unemployment. Stories of job postings attracting zero interest. Stories of candidates not showing up for phone interviews, in person interviews, or even their...
by Jonathan | Apr 21, 2022 | Core Values, Leadership
Other than a paycheck, what do we owe the people who work for us? Benefits like health insurance?Perks like free food Fridays?A dedicated space to work?Work tools like a computer and mobile device?Mentoring?Thoughtful growth opportunities?Freedom from harassment or...
by Jonathan | Apr 19, 2022 | Communication, Core Values, Culture, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Relationships
“I love [bank] because they treat me like a human!” In the lobby at the ATM I happened to catch sight of this testimonial and advertisement. I lingered on the sentiment for a moment while the ATM machine made a series of “this is such hard...
by Jonathan | Mar 31, 2022 | Communication, Culture, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership
Make it easy. Make the concept easier to understand. Make the work easier to finish. Make the gathering easier to attend. Easy is hard. Easy is where the real work hides. Many of us attempt to make our idea easier to understand by barfing up more and more information....
by Jonathan | Mar 30, 2022 | Habits, Leadership
Wednesday is not for everyone. Late in the afternoon during my last strategic planning session, I asked my group how they were doing. I could tell the energy in the room was waning. Not unnatural. Each of us only has so much gas in the tank, and on that day we were...
