Tag: leadership

February 17, 2023

Leadership on Point: You’ve Set the Strategy, Now Ace the Alignment

Leadership on Point: You’ve Set the Strategy, Now Ace the Alignment

Feb. 15, 2023   Empowered execution is key. People on the front line have to understand the priorities of the company and be ready and able to make decisions that make a difference. Carolyn Hendrickson At this point in the year, most businesses have set their goals, are putting the final touches on their strategicRead More

February 8, 2023

5 Things to Look for in Your Future Leaders

5 Things to Look for in Your Future Leaders

Feb. 7, 2023   Bosses tend to be more about the power of their position, while a good leader looks at the influence of their position. Jay Richards One of the main reasons employees leave their companies is because of their boss. Note that there is a difference between a “boss” and a leader. WhenRead More

February 6, 2023

Pay Transparency Laws Force Employers to Address Pay Parity

Pay Transparency Laws Force Employers to Address Pay Parity

December 13, 2022 | Author: Rosie Greaves, LaborIQ Staff Writer The new year will bring many changes to the way companies disclose their pay ranges. A prominent driver of this is, no doubt, incoming pay transparency legislation. Soon, several U.S. states will enact pay parity laws that force organizations that previously withheld compensation structure informationRead More
Bosses Are Back in Charge

Bosses Are Back in Charge

America’s bosses are starting to feel bossy again. Many executives say that they are no longer scrambling to retain workers, after several years of doing whatever it took to keep people on staff. Pay increases are slowing. For some jobs, hiring is getting easier. Executives are seizing on this moment to streamline operations or cutRead More

January 23, 2023

FTC Plan to Ban Noncompete Clauses Shifts Companies’ Focus

FTC Plan to Ban Noncompete Clauses Shifts Companies’ Focus

Ban could prompt employers to use alternative mechanisms such as nondisclosure agreements   By Lauren Weber Jan. 17, 2023 Businesses and lawyers are beginning to assess what the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed ban of noncompete clauses in employment contracts could mean for worker mobility, wages and the way future compensation agreements are structured. While a fullRead More

January 20, 2023

Are You Listening, or Talking Through a Megaphone?

Are You Listening, or Talking Through a Megaphone?

Jan. 19, 2023 Broadcasting vs. communicating: Only one of these messaging approaches builds trust. Carl Livesay Effective communication is critical in a manufacturing environment. Communication, good and bad, directly impacts the bottom line. It can be the difference between a successful year and a prosperous one. Too often, leaders and managers broadcast instead of communicating,Read More

January 6, 2023

A Talent Shortage Is the Perfect Time to Invest in Your Existing Team

A Talent Shortage Is the Perfect Time to Invest in Your Existing Team

Jan. 4, 2023 With competition for talent fierce in the New England biotech industry, medical device manufacturer KMC Systems tried a different approach. Scott Leon The med tech and biotech industries are booming in New England. In Massachusetts alone, the biopharma sector grew 13.2% last year, and the state is the largest recipient of NIHRead More

November 21, 2022

Let’s View Our Employees Like We Do Our Customers

Let’s View Our Employees Like We Do Our Customers

Nov. 17, 2022 Workforce strategies must change for companies to attract the talent necessary to ensure success. Adrienne Selko Successful companies possess intricate customer profiles which enable them to deliver exactly what customers want. Great care, time and research go into developing these profiles. What if employers put that same time and energy into understandingRead More

October 28, 2022

Be Deliberately and Relentlessly Clear’: Lessons from Goodyear and Beyond

Be Deliberately and Relentlessly Clear’: Lessons from Goodyear and Beyond

Oct. 13, 2022 Standards are not monuments, but they are the core of consistency. The following is an excerpt from the new book The Winning Link: A Proven Process to Define, Align and Execute Strategy at Every Level by Billy Ray Taylor [McGraw-Hill: 2022]. Taylor spent more than 30 years at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,Read More

May 18, 2022

Leaders Need to Learn How to Care—and Show It

Leaders Need to Learn How to Care—and Show It

May 17, 2022 Cultivate a culture of empathy, and people will want to work for you. The Great Resignation has generated new trends in employment, most of which have involved throwing money at workers to make them stay or to lure them in. For the first time in decades, hourly workers are incentivized with signingRead More