by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 12, 2013 | Communication, Culture, Leadership, Management, Team, Training
Whether you have 10 people walking in the door for work or 1000, they all bring with them their dreams, hopes, values, frustrations, problems and their desire to make their career the best it can be. People bring with them every experience they have ever had, and...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 5, 2013 | Communication, Culture, Leadership, Management
Be willing to do the work, not play the victim of circumstance Working in Organizational Development (executive coaching and change management) is my passion. I love situational, character and behavioural development within an organizational environment. I...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Sep 19, 2012 | Leadership, Management, Team
by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 14, 2012 | Business, Culture, M&A, Management
…When Cultures Collide in Mergers and Acquisitions Business consultants tell entrepreneurs to know their exit plan, and many focus on a merger or acquisition market as they build their businesses. This is especially true in the technology or engineering space,...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Mar 2, 2011 | Leadership, Management
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, you will see guest-posts from some of...
by Patti Blackstaffe | Feb 10, 2011 | Business, Leadership, Management
Book Review: Everyone is a leader, from the guy helping out at the sports game to the teacher, to the person who answers phones at the dentist office. Every part of our jobs involves leadership skills in one form or another. Just navigating your way through the...
