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Afraid of Accountability? Why it’s Vital to Your Company
Accountability helps people be their best selves. Ariel Cope | HR Director Tweet Many people consider accountability bad because they think it will lead to punishment. But too often associated with negative consequences like probation or termination, accountability is...
How to Prevent Employee Workplace Burnout (It’s Not a New Cappuccino Machine)
How do you get the best work out of people? In a culture obsessed with competitive sports, we are familiar with the aggressive leadership styles of coaches who yell at their teams to motivate them. Does this tactic work? Steph Altom, employee testing and...
Are You Ready for Millennials and Gen Z to Run Your Company?
By 2025, Millennials (roughly defined as those born between 1980-1997) will comprise 75% of the workforce. Additionally, Generation Z (born between 1998-2013) is poised to begin joining the labor pool. What can you do to prepare for this trend? How can your company...
How Well Do You Really Know Your Team?
Companies use personality and skill assessments to screen candidates before hiring them. But if a company is interested in identifying the best candidates, wouldn’t it make sense to use the same tools to understand those who already work on their team? Experts say...
Servant Leadership
Today’s business leaders require skill sets beyond financial savvy and experience. In the United States alone, businesses spend $166 billion on leadership development each year. The growing understanding of leadership’s impact on employee satisfaction and retention...
Employee Engagement in Remote Settings
Employee Engagement in Remote Settings Remote Employee Engagement — Why Is It Important? Employee engagement has always been an important factor in creating positive and productive workplaces. Engagement is the level of employee commitment, connection to the company,...
Preventive Maintenance
Preventive Maintenance Manufacturing Manufacturing equipment is a huge investment. The longer it stays running, the more you get out of it. You can keep your equipment running longer with preventive maintenance, sometimes abbreviated as PM. Preventive maintenance...
The Complete Guide to Kaizen
The Complete Guide to Kaizen Business leaders often covet lean methodology as the best way to run a business. It is extremely effective at removing waste, creating process flow, and ultimately increasing profits in an organization. A central tool of the lean...
Inverted Organizational Charts
Re-Organizing your Organization: Inverted Org Charts We have entered a new era of work. Organizations need to be agile. They need to innovate, respond, adjust, and pivot faster than ever. People are leaving their jobs in record numbers because they are no longer...
Value Stream Mapping
The Complete Guide to VSM
As Brian Rome, the Senior Consultant at The Next Step, likes to put it, “value stream mapping is the key tool in the lean assessment process.” When working with our clients, it is the first step we take with operations consulting services because it is prescriptive.
