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Business professionals spent decades developing and discussing management principles for traditional work environments and then, seemingly overnight, they pulled rug from under our feet with the COVID pandemic and the ensuing explosion in remote work.

But not to worry. We recognize and understand the challenges of remote working and in this Coach’s Corner we give you four solid ways to keep your crew engaged, productive, and loyal.

What connects industry leading company culture, employee loyalty, and productivity? Answer: great leadership.

But it’s a fact that there are very few “born leaders.” And, that’s why top quality leadership coaching is so vital to success.

But what are you looking for in leadership coaching? What make up its mission-critical components? How can you bring it on board? After you’ve read this guide, you’ll be able to answer these questions for yourself, and more importantly, for the future success of your business.

Only 31 percent of organizations have a culture of learning, putting them in the minority but also giving them some major advantages over their competitors.

Is your organization among that elite group?

If you didn’t answer a confident “yes” to that question, you need to give your company’s commitment to learning a long, hard look. And, with the information provided here, you’ll have the insights and framework needed to establish a culture of learning.

While we’ve all been focused on the impact COVID has had on business, some leaders may have dropped the ball when it comes to handling the generational tectonic shift in our workforce.

The employees empowering your company to future success are Millennials and Gen Z. And frankly, they have unique attitudes, expectations, abilities, and attributes that they bring to the workplace.

If you understand these and work wisely with the younger members of your team, you will be an industry leader. Has your organization properly retooled? Read this and find out.

Although the majority of C-suite executives are showing confidence in marketing’s ability to drive growth this year, their confidence isn’t necessarily reflected in marketing budgets. In fact, a report [download page] from Gartner reveals that the share of company revenues allocated to marketing expense budgets has fallen drastically this year.

- Courtesy MarketingCharts

When you hear the term “financial accountability” your accounting department or manager probably comes to mind.

But, in highly performing companies, financial accountability stretches across departments and down through the ranks of employees. In this article, we take a deep dive to demonstrate how implementing financial accountability throughout your organization will greatly enhance performance.

Have you missed too many targets in the past? Today is the day to turn that around.