by Tyler Palko | Sep 20, 2018 | People Development, Tyler Palko, Uncategorized
I attended a high school football game this past weekend. In fact, it was my father’s game. If you’re a subscriber to my blog, you know that my dad is the head coach at West Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This year is his 24th and final season as...
by Rob Salome | Sep 14, 2018 | People Development, Rob Salome, Strategy
Numbers don’t lie, but they don’t always tell the truth you think they are telling. We saw GDP growth at an unprecedented 4.4% in third quarter – double what it was in April 2018. At the same time, unemployment is at an all-time low – 3.9% nationwide in the...
by Tyler Palko | Aug 31, 2018 | Gen Y, People Development, Strategy, Tyler Palko, Uncategorized
For those who have not heard of the phenomenon that is beginning to drastically alter the business landscape, allow me to briefly set the stage… Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, once said, “The only thing you can predict with absolute certainty is...
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 Rob Salome | Jul 11, 2018 | People Development, Rob Salome, Uncategorized
Yelling. Chaos. Barking orders. It’s how Hollywood portrays military life. This view of the professionals I served with for over 27 years is skewed. Flavored by the extremes of opinion. I think I have seen every war movie made since the 1940s, and they are nothing...
