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Yes, You Can Get There From Here: Our New People- and Strategy Roadmap Points the Way
Imagine trying to give someone directions without knowing precisely where they are or exactly where they want to go. Impossible, right? You MUST know where you are in order to get to where you want to be. Yet business leaders seem to forget (or ignore) this simple...
How HR Assessments Help Companies Get—and Stay—On the Path to Success
As a business owner or senior leader, you know exactly how you want your organization to grow and function in the future. You know the results you want (and need) to accomplish. You know the goals you want (and need) to achieve. You know the kinds of people you want...
Tie Business Goals to Behavior and Watch Employee Engagement Soar
Are you starting the new year with a new (or renewed) focus on goals? Good! Goals help direct energy and attention for both you and your team. Even better: Setting clear business goals is essential for driving the behaviors across your company that lead to success....
True Story: A Teenager “Retires” and Teaches Her Mom an Invaluable Lesson on Engaging Employees
Ready for a true story with a surprising twist? A story that seems to have NOTHING to do with leadership and engagement but actually has EVERYTHING to do with leadership and engagement? A story about a teenager who gave me, a 20-year HR veteran, a powerful a-ha moment that I won’t forget?
Just Say Thanks: The Easiest—and Most Overlooked—Way to Help Your Business Thrive
Sometimes—okay, a lot of the time—we don’t say thank you enough. When we work with leaders and managers, we hear various explanations for this oversight: “Why should I thank someone for doing their job? I’m not here to hand out participation trophies.” “I’m so busy...
We’re Hardcore About “Soft” Skills (and You Should Be, Too)
When managers get professional training and apply their tools and skills, business changes for the better.
Changes… They Are a-Comin’
Harvest is right around the corner. For many this means pausing on initiatives that were started throughout the year and preparing for the busy season, knowing that we will pick back up on those same initiatives…after harvest. Changes are coming......AFTER harvest....
People Spark Consulting is a Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN based consulting company that specializes in transforming business cultures through human resources and people strategies.
