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Lessons Learned for Transitioning to a Management Role
Being a manager is a skill that takes training and practice. Consider these real-life management lessons, learned the hard way. When I was 24 years old, I was promoted into the executive suite with little more than a prayer.
4 Tips to Attract and Retain Top Talent
Is it a challenge for you to attract and retain top talent to your integration business? Consider this expert advice for hiring success. Ā Amid the āThe Great Resignation,ā integrators are hard-pressed to attract and retain talent. Most workplaces were
4 Strategies to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Since the onset of the pandemic, no topic has impacted enterprises more than digital transformation. While many marveled at the rapid rate of change in early 2020, the sustained emphasis on digital transformation continues to shape the ways in which
Lessons from the Wright Brothers
3 Character Traits to Overcome Obstacles in Your Integration Business What started out as a dream to fly led to one of todayās most common forms of travel: the airplane. While overcoming business obstacles can often feel like defying gravity,
Would You Rather Be an Elephant Or an Alligator?
One of the keys to transformational leadership is to learn how to listen like an elephant. Once, in Japan, I was out with a customerĀ who asked me anĀ innocent question (after a few beers): “Would you rather be an elephant or
8 Ways to Build Resilience into Processes
One way to ease the impact of uncertainty and volatility is for integrators to build resilience into their processes. While developing personal and team adaptability, integrators should also examine how their processes either build or drain resilience. Consider this advice.
What Is A Workflow Process?
What is a workflow process? By Anne Fray, Sr. Accounting Analyst at Solutions360 Workflow is defined as the organization of work as it moves through a department, across departments or across an entire organization. Hereās an example of a workflow
How to Create an Operating Plan
Operational planning is critical for the success of your integration business, so what is the best way to create an operating plan? In Part 1 of this discussion, Operational Planning Turns Strategy into Execution, I made the assertion that the
“I Can’t Sell Labor for That!”
Like it or not, integrators are in the business of selling labor. There came a point in my 40+ year professional sales career when I stopped whining about how āI canāt sell labor for thatā due to burdened internal costs.
8 Powerful Phrases for High-EQ Leaders
Practice emotional intelligence by incorporating these simple, powerful phrases into your leadership vocabulary. Emotional intelligenceĀ is a must-have soft skill for leaders, and itās not hard to spot the ones who possess it. People are drawn toĀ high-EQ leaders. Itās apparent in
Operational Planning Turns Strategy into Execution
If strategy is your engine, then think of operational planning as the transmission that transfers the power to the wheels for traction. In several blogs, we have addressed the importance of strategic planning, and why integrators should do it every
How to Create the Ultimate Client Survey
In Part 1 of this series, Closing the Loop with Client Surveys, we concluded that the main purpose of a client survey is to help integrators maintain customer relationships. And a survey accomplishes this by capturing alignment or disparity in
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