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Are You Looking at Recruiting as an Expense or as an Investment?
What a waste of freaking money. If you’re a business leader, I’m sure that’s exactly what you’ve thought about recruiting at some point! It’s tough not to view recruiting as an expense – especially when so many of the people you hire leave just a few months later. If...

How Executives Can Balance Empathy for Their Team With Profitability and Client Experience
For many organizations, the workplace has never been more flexible. Ever since 2020, record numbers of employees have been given permission to work flexible hours, work remotely, and altogether decide when and how they work. For many organizations, this has been...

Leadership Coaching Consultants: How to Pick the Right One for You
Leadership coaching consulting is an essential tool to creating effective leaders. But the field is crowded full of different instructors, coaches and educators. How do you know which consultants are worth your time, and which are basically selling snake oil? Here are...

Steve Lowisz: How HR Can Prepare for a Recession
It’s no secret that sooner or later, the economy will delve into a deeper recession. Hiring is already slowing at many companies, while others are going even further with layoffs. It’s going to cause some serious challenges for HR – but it’s also an opportunity. If HR...

Is the Great Regret Happening at Your Business?
By now, we’ve all heard the story of the Great Resignation. Employees are quitting at record rates. The changes and upheaval of the last two years have led many employees to rethink their job prospects and pursue greener pastures. Meanwhile, a lot of organizations...

Are You Trying to Get the Best FROM Your People, or FOR Your People?
As a leader, one of the most pressing challenges is getting the best performance from your team. Your success can hinge on your ability to engage your team and drive results. However, the path to getting the best from your team is anything but easy. In fact, improving...

Steve Lowisz: Why Your HR Department Shouldn’t Make Everyone Happy
There’s no doubt about it - Companies are seeing HR in a new light. For decades, HR carried a reputation that they were too focused on compliance and only protecting their company. But remote work, hybrid teams, retention challenges and COVID have made the value of a...

The Legal Ramifications of Leadership
The legal ramifications of leadership can have a huge impact on your business. As a leader, the last thing you want to do is trigger a lawsuit. The reality is that a lawsuit is just the beginning – bad press and a sinking reputation often comes next! In our last...

Steve Lowisz: Why Returning to the Office Doesn’t Always Solve Engagement Issues
Ever since the summer of 2020, there’s been an ongoing conversation around returning to the office. You’ll find heated perspectives on both sides of the issue – and employee engagement is always a part of the conversation. Many teams think that returning to the...
Steve Lowisz: Why Leadership Training Sucks
It’s the #1 reason why businesses fail. It’s a top driver of turnover. It rips through your bottom line... And the worst part? It’s something every business can prevent. I’m talking about ineffective leadership. The success of your business is based on the strength of...