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 28, 2011 | Conflict, Leadership
I hear it time and time again; “We want to find employees who really care about our business, who are passionate about our customers and who will fight to do what’s right.” They are employers who lament over how hard it is to get ‘good help’ or who again and again...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Mar 25, 2011 | Leadership
Workplace talent can sometimes be evaluated in a subjective manner with a little bias, self-worth and ego thrown in. Reasons can be anywhere from shaking up my plans to worrying how it will reflect on what others think of me. On those occasions I have had to put my...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Mar 21, 2011 | Leadership
The other day I took my first formal downhill ski lesson. YAHOO! I guess I should clarify that statement, because my better half is a Level IV International Ski instructor. Every time I have skied in the past has been with him, and so every ski trip has been a...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Mar 16, 2011 | Leadership
Sometimes, when we work without role clarity, we can find ourselves feeling like everything is a jumbled mess, much like a stew with all the good bits thrown in. It isn’t awful, in fact it’s sometimes comfortable and easy, but you don’t get to taste the uniqueness of...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Mar 9, 2011 | Leadership
Strategic Sense made a commitment this year to highlight some of the remarkable authors, leadership professionals and business people we have had the great fortune of meeting and working with over the last 3 years. On Wednesdays, (and this is very late Wednesday) you...
