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People Strategies in a Time of Crisis
We can all agree our workforce and culture have been disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses are redefining what work looks like in our new normal. People strategies, from recruitment to employee engagement and retention, to building better teams that collaborate and innovate, have been uprooted. The Resultants recently hosted a panel discussion on “People…
Read MoreMetric Management Uncovers Success
Though the last few months have been a wild ride for us all, especially small businesses, The Resultants™ have continued working alongside our owners and leadership teams to forge ahead. We were unsure of what to expect but we knew we couldn’t stand by and let the Covid-19 crisis take advantage of all the hard…
Read MoreHow Strong Teams Rise to the Occasion
Isn’t it often true that, under stress, a person’s core characteristics come out? I’ve experienced this in my personal and professional lives in both positive and negative ways. I’ve also seen this in the behaviors and performance of a number of leadership teams we work with. Even with sincere and dedicated efforts, change is difficult.…
Read More“Followed by All” Culture Chaos
I once worked with a Leadership Team at a manufacturing company that prided themselves on top-notch processes and procedures. They shared with me their SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures) and spoke glowingly about how they followed procedures, thus improving efficiencies overall. At the same time, they were also discussing an issue with work output on the…
Read MoreAccelerate Business with Solid Core Processes
A company’s Core Processes can provide a competitive advantage in accelerating it beyond its competitors. Far too often, a business struggling to grow neglects this key aspect of business. We see this frequently in small businesses where the owner can see the scope of the business. He or she often assumes that their employees know…
Read MoreGo Further with Faster Decision-Making
Do you have a vision of growing your business into more than it is today but feel like you keep getting stuck? Accomplishing your goal of a bigger and better future will require changes to how your business is run. Hand-in-hand with those changes come all the decisions to be made. Unfortunately, as businesses grow…
Read MorePeople Strategies in a Full Employment Economy
How One Company Achieved a Nearly-Full Employee Capacity During a Full Employment Economy Like many businesses, a Resultants client was having a difficult time hiring for a few key positions that pay well but are hard to fill. As a small business, having 12 open positions was severely affecting their productivity. Fast forward one year…
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