by Buddy Hobart | Mar 18, 2022 | Employee Retention & Recruitment, Leadership Development
Many organizations don’t really have serious retention strategies. If I had $1,000 for every business leader who used “my kids” as a significant data point, I would have retired long ago. If I had an additional $1,000 for every time someone said something like, “We...
by Buddy Hobart | Jan 14, 2022 | Employee Retention & Recruitment
In recent news, the lead story featured on an episode of 60 Minutes focused entirely on the Great Resignation and the problems the work world is currently facing with mass exodus of employees in traditional roles, seeking more flexible or more independent...
by Buddy Hobart | Dec 31, 2021 | Employee Retention & Recruitment
The answer to “Why?” is not as easy as a simple logical explanation. Leaders must work at accepting the question “Why?” and developing the skill of proactively explaining the why of an assignment as it relates to the big picture. Many Gen X and Baby Boomer leaders...
by Buddy Hobart | Dec 10, 2021 | Next Generation, Uncategorized
Greater Transparency Increases Employee Happiness Perhaps the most critical quality next-generation talent desires in a strong leader is transparency. High-potential employees do not just want to be told what to do at the office. This group wants to know why they are...
by Buddy Hobart | Sep 17, 2021 | Strategic Planning
It will likely take decades to completely understand all of the social, financial, economic, and professional impacts the COVID-19 pandemic had on every generation. However, if history repeats itself, the global pandemic will have the most significant impact on the...