Category: Corporate Training

Value Creation: The Foundation Of Business

Value creation makes or breaks a business model. It is the key metric that investors, shareholders, and other stakeholders look at when they consider long term returns. But the term…

How to Stay Focused

Learning how to stay focused takes practice. It would be wonderful if each day we knocked out each item of our to do list in less than two hours, took…

Impact of Social Media on Business

The impact of social media on business has been enormous for years and is only going to grow. If you’re a business owner, a consultant, or a professional of any…

Industry 4.0: What Is It?

Chances are you have heard the term “Industry 4.0” thrown around in an online form recently - or maybe you are wondering how you missed Industry 1.0 - 3.0. In…

Myers Briggs: Improve Workplace Communication

The Myers Briggs test has become something of a meme in academic and corporate environments over the last twenty years. If you’ve worked in an office in that time, you’ve…

How to Give Feedback

Learning how to give feedback is one of the most important leadership skills you can develop. The ability to give actionable, constructive feedback – to peers, leaders and subordinates –…

Active Listening Skills: The Practice of Communication

Active listening skills are vital for excelling in any field and any industry - from consulting to entrepreneurship to hospitality. They allow you to relate to and understand your clients…

Strategic Intent: Definition, Overview, & Example

You’ll hear an organization talk broadly about its strategy, or its strategic planning process – but what about strategic intent? Sure, a baseline level of execution and delivery is important.…

Business Core Values: More than Just Business

Business core values are deeply ingrained principles that become cornerstones for your organization. They are often an integral part of building a successful business culture. When core values are well-defined,…

Employee Motivation: Is Money, Vision, or Mission the Primary Motivator?

Employee motivation is one of the things every manager thinks about most. It’s not because all managers are naturally empathetic. Rather, the manager’s job is to oversee the harmonious operation…

How to Confront Someone

Most of us don’t enjoy it, but knowing how to confront someone is a life skill that encourages productivity in the workplace, strengthens relationships, and builds trust. While confrontation has…

Career Planning: How to Become an Executive

Career planning usually elicits one of two kinds of reactions in people. Some people find the concept of career planning so abstract or dull that they don’t understand what it…