Leadership
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THE ORIGIN OF ANNUAL REVIEWS: A BETTER VERSION OF THIS PROCESS By ROBYN CRIGGER, CEO Though hard to believe, “Annual Reviews” actually began in 221 A.D., when an emperor used it to determine the “performance of the official family members”. Robert Owen was believed to have created this process in the early 1800’s to monitor …
Continue Reading >Do You Know How to Efficiently Manage a Business Transition?
Ready or not, here we go starting not only a “new” year but a “new decade”. As Compass Career Management Solutions has relayed to the Business Community in the past, “change is our one true constant”. Though many are rattled by change and transitions, they WILL continue! Does anything stay the same? We’ll have to think …
Continue Reading >Comparing Charlotte Crime Rates: 1993 vs. 2019
By Katy Solt Charlotte PUBLISHED 4:58 PM ET Oct. 22, 2019 PUBLISHED 4:58 PM EDT Oct. 22, 2019 (Circulated by Compass Career Management Solutions) CHARLOTTE, NC – The number of homicides in Charlotte keeps climbing, with the current total at 88 according to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department. But is this the deadliest year on …
Continue Reading >Time to Create Your Strategic Plan For A Successful 2020
Take this quieter time after Christmas to think through and review the good and bad choices and decisions you made for your business and yourself over the past year. Use either the 2019 calendar, the past year’s seasons of your business, or possibly the key areas or departments to systematically evaluate what were good efforts, …
Continue Reading >CRITICAL PLANNING: DIFFERENCE IN SUCCESSFUL LEADER
What would you do differently in your decision-making role this coming year than you did this past year that you believe could have produced better results or a better outcome? There are usually some decisions or efforts that involved some unexpected factors, which knowing that now would have made you aware of the better approach. …
Continue Reading >How Do You Feel About Yourself When You Look In The Mirror
We each have hopes, dreams, and goals for ourselves, but the fact is we have little control over much of our lives. Since the majority of people have to work for a living, one very big and important factor or influence in our lives is our “employer”. When an employer or business owner closes their …
Continue Reading >(As a Fellow Citizen…) HOW DO YOU SPELL “H-E-L-P”?
When we were children, our parents, grandparents, friends of the family, teachers, principals, and all who represented “authorities” would encourage you to become a good, hard-working, thoughtful, generous, and supportive person. That sounds like good advice, and there are many children and young people who are doing just that, and some have even been recognized …
Continue Reading >WHAT DO COMPANY LEADERS BELIEVE IS NEEDED IN MOST ORGANIZATIONS
Some major companies are selecting interesting candidates as their new leaders, meanwhile other outstanding leaders are exiting/retiring. Though colleges, universities, and tech schools are producing some quality talent, there seems to still be a substantial need for those with “skilled labor skills”. This is especially true in states that are experiencing a lot of growth …
Continue Reading >Note the Leading Transition Needing the Attention of Most Organizations
For a long time companies and numerous organizations haven’t had to give much thought to selecting and developing Business Executives and Leaders for their Succession. However, the time has come when more and more of our brightest and most successful Leaders/Executives are choosing to “take their leave”. Rightly so as most have stayed longer than …
Continue Reading >What Signs Do You Watch for in Business to Prepare for the Future
As the stock market fluctuates and business demands go up and down, and prices change, various industries question what lies ahead? Add to that any tension involving trading between countries, and more doubt increases. One day most of these indicators can seem fine, and the next day people in one industry or another may convey …
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