Leadership Strategies Group

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10/21/2020

Really enjoyed our time helping the Higgins Center for Nonprofits this morning with a Presentation Skills training. What an awesome community of Non-Profits serving our community.

I suggested using post-it notes to them in the training but I didn't mention how many I had around my own screen... Can you tell I have a hard time paying attention to PowerPoint slide notes when training on Zoom? 😜 -Dr. Troy Robertson

11/11/2015

Check out the 50 smartest companies, according to the MIT Tech Review. What do they have in common? http://www.technologyreview.com/lists/companies/2015/

Massive solar panel factories. Fertility treatments. Friendly robots. Meet the companies reshaping the technology business.

11/06/2015

Talking cars? That's only in Disney movies, right? Not anymore. Car-to-car communication could be mainstream in the next couple years, according to the MIT Technology Review. http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/534981/car-to-car-communication/

11/02/2015

Sometimes you learn the do's from the don'ts. Here are 9 don'ts. The do's are in your control: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/249903

Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux of the matter: people don't leave jobs; they leave managers.

10/26/2015

Unlike fine wine, which gets better with age, younger managers may be better. At least that's what one Forbes contributor suggests. http://www.forbes.com/sites/joefolkman/2015/10/01/6-surprising-reasons-younger-managers-perform-best/

“He doesn’t have a lot of experience managing people. Do you think he can do the job?” This is a phrase we hear more frequently as organizations fill the vacancies retiring Baby Boomers leave behind. Recently, a younger friend told me his experience of being hired after receiving his graduate [...]

10/15/2015

SHRM research identifies the specific skills gaps that exist in the workplace. Which of these impact your organization the most? How are you responding?http://www.shrm.org/Research/FutureWorkplaceTrends/Documents/Workforce%20Readiness%20and%20Skills%20Shortages.pdf

10/09/2015

Great leadership includes determination, focus, and ex*****on. This picture says it all.

10/01/2015

How do your employees navigate critical intersections? You might consider implementing a roundabout to improve efficiency and innovation. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-roundabout-can-make-your-business-more-efficient-jason-marshall?published=u

I drive through a roundabout nearly everyday. It wasn't always this way, though. There used to be traditional traffic signals at this intersection. L

09/22/2015

A simple oversight in orientation training may have led to this PR nightmare: http://wnep.com/2015/07/29/jcpenney-employee-sent-home-after-shorts-purchased-at-her-own-store-deemed-too-revealing/

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A former JCPenney employee claims she was sent home from work for wearing shorts that were "too revealing," even though she purchased the shorts in the store's "career style" s...

09/18/2015

Bruce Katz delivered an excellent presentation in Asheville, NC last night. The Metropolitan Revolution documents urban areas revitalizing in a variety of ways. Find your unique value proposition and go to work!