The Retention Playbook : How to Keep Your Best Employees in the Game
As a keynote speaker, I’ve worked with hundreds of organizations across multiple industries, from aerospace to technology. However, one thing remains consistent: the struggle to retain top talent. It’s no secret that employee retention is one of the biggest challenges facing companies today. If you’re a leader, you’ve likely felt this pressure. The question is—how […]
Legacy Beyond Leadership : How to Build a Workplace Culture That Outlast You
As someone who’s worked with leaders across many industries, I’ve seen firsthand that building a workplace culture that lasts is one of the toughest challenges. Most organizations talk about culture, but very few understand how to create one that outlives their leadership. In truth, creating a lasting workplace legacy takes more than just values written […]
New Treatment for Talent: Why Healthcare Is Facing a Talent Retention Crisis—and What You Can Do About It
If you’re in HR or a leadership role in the healthcare industry, you know we’re in the middle of a talent retention crisis. The pressures of the past few years have pushed healthcare workers to the brink, and many are walking away from the profession altogether. Burnout, staffing shortages, and a culture that often focuses […]
Finding Happiness in Hospitality: Why the Hospitality Industry Is Bleeding Talent—and How to Stop It
As a keynote speaker, I travel a lot. I have spoken at conferences in hundreds of cities in the United States and worldwide. This means I have stayed in hundreds of hotels and eaten at hundreds of restaurants. I have taken hundreds of flights and visited many casinos and theme parks. I have worked with […]
Remixing Retail Therapy: Why Turnover Is So High in the Retail Industry and How to Keep Your Best People
As a strategic advisor, I have been privileged to work in multiple industries. Most of my work focuses on helping organizations develop their leaders, improve their culture, and retain their top talent. One of the five biggest industries that struggle with these issues is Retail. We all know the retail industry is no stranger to […]
High Tech, Low Touch Culture
Why Top Performers Are Leaving Tech Companies and How to Repair the Breach If you use technology at work in 2024, we all are familiar with some negative terms, such as hack, malware, exfiltration, and backdoors. These terms are used when someone or something has breached our systems, and now we are in a full-blown […]
Stop Breaking the Bank: Why Financial Institutions Must Act Now to Save Their Culture
Last month, I keynoted a business conference to share some strategies on how corporate leaders can maintain their culture and top talent amid rapid change and business uncertainty. A bank executive in the audience approached me as I came off stage. He began to tell me about the myriad of challenges affecting his institution. In […]
Get Off The Struggle Bus: The Five Industries Struggling to Retain Talent and Why It’s So Hard to Build a Great Workplace Culture
As a keynote speaker in multiple industries, I know talent retention and workplace culture have become the battlegrounds for organizational success. Companies with great leaders and an inclusive culture are always more productive, more engaged, and outperform their peers. This focus creates a race to the top for how they can attract more top talent […]
Five Ways to Build a Politically Inclusive Workplace
In today’s hyper-partisan political climate, especially amid the heated 2024 Presidential election cycle, creating a workplace where diverse political beliefs are respected has become more challenging yet essential. The intense rhetoric, high-stakes issues, and widespread social media influence this cycle have amplified political tensions, making it harder for HR executives to navigate workplace dynamics. A […]
7 Effective Leadership Strategies to Protect Your People from Political Tension
Let’s face it, November 5, 2024 might be the most impactful election of our lifetimes. It’s inevitable that tension around this election will find it’s way into your workplace. The conversations might start at the water cooler, in the slack channel or in the conference room before the meeting starts. No matter where it begins, […]
