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It’s Time to Retire Spreadsheets for Good It’s the 21st Century, stop using spreadsheets to track performance and make critical business decisions!Electronic spreadsheets were originally developed in the late 1970s as a replacement tool for bookkeeping tasks traditionally done on paper.  By design, the first generation of spreadsheets handled a variety of accounting tasks; however, they quickly became used for several other functions.  Over time this expanded use of spreadsheets brought expanded functionality.  Businesses across the

Motivating Multi-Generational Teams by Seth Davies Approximately 31 minutesWebinar Description: Today's workforce is more diverse than ever before.  One element contributing to this diversity is the multiple generations of employees working side by side.  It is more important than ever for today's leaders to understand what motivates the different generations and how to create and sustain best practices for maintaining high levels of motivation.What You'll Learn in this Webinar: - Understand how different Generations

Elevating Employee Engagement Expectations by Seth Davies Run Time: 30 minutesEmployee Engagement has become a high priority for many leading organizations today. This recent focus on getting people more engaged has created a variety of issues for leaders. Although studies show that 90% of leaders say engagement directly impacts their organization’s success, only 25% of those leaders actually have a strategy in place to create a highly engaged workforce.What You’ll

Employee Engagement: Action, Intent and PurposeHigh on the leadership development to-do list, employee engagement has become a top priority to many forward-thinking organizations today.  This focus on getting the workforce more engaged has created a complicated set of issues for leaders as they ponder what it is, how it can be tracked, and how important it is to their organization’s success. Play Video - "Elevating Employee Engagement Expectations"Knowing the

Practical Strategies for More Productive Meetings by Seth Davies Run Time: 31 minutesFor many leaders today, meetings have become a necessary evil they would rather avoid altogether. With changing business environments it is important to be flexible and adaptable to maintain performance while being asked to do more with less. One way to get ahead of the curve is to cut your time spent in meetings and get back several

Why You Should Blow Off Your Next Meeting I know, it sounds crazy, but I’m serious.  If you’ve grown tired of attending too many unproductive meetings, then make a stand.  Blow off the next meeting and see what (if anything) happens.  Most likely, you’ll find that the world doesn’t end.  In fact, you’ll probably be able to get more work done during this reclaimed time than any other hour this whole week!  What you

Brazeway, Inc., a privately held company, is the world's largest producer of frost free evaporator coils and a leading global supplier of aluminum heat transfer tubing and components for Appliance, HVAC, and Automotive Air-conditioning. The Challenge Upon recognizing the need to make performance improvements, Brazeway’s senior leaders determined the need to leverage their employees’ strengths via business-focused work teams and a robust communication process.  They set sites on

Creating Your 2012 Scorecards by Seth Davies Run Time: Approx. 32 minutes  With the start of a New Year many leaders plan to make changes to affect performance results over the next 12 months. However, it can be challenging to know what to keep, what to change, and where to begin making those changes.What You’ll Learn in this Webinar: - Understanding the fundamental reasons scorecards are used - Defining and overcoming the challenges leaders

As we near the end of 2011 and 2012 begins, I reflect on what I heard from many people I connected with by speaking at conferences and visiting a wide range of organizations.  There was a common theme I heard…the need for better communication.  In many organizations email is the number one and preferred way to share information about the business.  HR

I recently visited a company whose senior leadership team was in great conflict with its board of directors. Once a month the board and the senior leadership team would meet for two days to talk about the business. Why every month and not once a quarter?Because the board did not trust the senior leadership team and the leadership team thought