by Patti Blackstaffe | Apr 11, 2011 | Culture
The economy may not be in a hurry to recover, but some employees might be. Desperate employees are the easiest to retain within ‘miserable to work for’ companies when times are tough and jobs are hard to find. Even better for that miserable company is the reasoning...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Apr 6, 2011 | Culture, Leadership
Strategic Sense, in addition to providing Leadership Training, has made a commitment to highlight some of the remarkable authors, leadership professionals and business people we’ve had the great fortune of meeting and working with over the last 3 years. On Wednesdays...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Apr 1, 2011 | Culture, Leadership
Happy April Fools day! Today’s post is no joke, values are an important part of building a strong Corporate Culture. Anything that changes your values changes your behavior. ~George A. Sheehan Mixed messages are prevalent in many companies. Companies who are...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Mar 30, 2011 | Culture, Engagement
Strategic Sense, in addition to providing Leadership Training, has made a commitment to highlight some of the remarkable authors, leadership professionals and business people we’ve had the great fortune of meeting and working with over the last 3 years. On...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Jul 5, 2009 | Culture, Customer Service, Leadership
Secret to surviving this recession! Some folks, on really busy days, will dip into a place where they least expect to be granted GREAT customer service. One of those days for me was Saturday. My Fiance and I had a function to go to that required cowboy boots (Calgary...
