A long-time client emailed me last week with news that one of her key employees abruptly gave notice due to a personal situation. She was very disheartened. We invested a lot of time shaping the job description and refining the vetting process to attract the top talent. We succeeded and landed a rock-star...and now she’s gone.

Everyone is looking for shortcuts to productivity and efficiency. There are two things you can do TODAY to increase your focus and productivity without disrupting your business.

In my work with my CEO clients, one of the first things we do together is re-visit the company’s core values, mission statement, and vision statement. Quite often, CEOs want to list “communication” as a core value to demonstrate commitment to healthy positive communication with internal and external stakeholders. Naming communications as a core value is easy. Living it is hard.

It’s January, so you know what that means!! It’s “All-Hands” time! It’s the time of the year when companies bring their employees together to get them excited about the road ahead.