by Ryan Maha | Oct 5, 2018 | Leadership, Ryan Maha, Uncategorized
Traditional leadership development is outdated. Leadership bestsellers, seminars, and two-day retreats do not fit the needs of next generation of leaders. These tactics reinforce nugget-a-day improvement instead of building the muscle memory habits and skills...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | Sep 30, 2018 | Albert Ciuksza Jr, Gen Y, Leadership, Uncategorized
We launched our first Next Leader Now Conversation Series discussion last week, gathering a group of Next Leader Now candidates and alumni to discuss professional successes and challenges. It was an excellent opportunity to get feedback and have candid discussions...
by Rob Salome | Aug 8, 2018 | Leadership, People Development, Rob Salome, Uncategorized
I suppose I’ve had mentors over the course of my professional career. Sometimes I knew it and sometimes I didn’t. On some occasions, my ignorance was due to appreciation – I was just glad to get a few pointers. On other occasions, my ignorance was founded – the advice...
by Albert Ciuksza Jr. | Aug 1, 2018 | Leadership, People Development, Strategy, Uncategorized
A now-client came to us months ago to help them tackle a stark reality: more than 500 years of high-value experience is expected to walk out their doors by the end of 2020. Fourteen employees – each with between 30 and 40 years of experience – are retiring, and no...
by Tyler Palko | Jun 20, 2018 | Leadership, Tyler Palko, Uncategorized
While discussing our Next Leader Now program with our President at Solutions 21, Buddy Hobart, I was introduced to a new word that has since expanded my vocabulary. The word: Scotoma. Simply defined, the word scotoma refers to a blind spot. Something we all have, no...
by Tyler Palko | May 15, 2018 | Leadership, People Development, Tyler Palko, Uncategorized
There is a vicious cycle that organizations in today’s 21st-century workforce can’t seem to break. Executives ask us, “How do we retain young high performers?” Only to defend their current strategy by stating, “We are putting them through programs and giving them what...
