Three years ago, we had a real issue with employee retention. In 2009, we saw 4 new hires and 11 leave. 2010 faired a bit better, but we had 3-4 individuals who we believed to be long-term staples in our company leave for other jobs. We knew that we were doing something wrong as a…
Wisdom. Every leader would wish they had more wisdom. Knowledge: Every leader strives to gain more knowledge So where do the two intersect? Where are they most valuable? How do they strengthen each other? In my last “Learning Leadership” blog, I talked about the value of the leader and the value of the manager. I…
Recently I moved houses. With moving houses comes the necessity to set up services like water, electric, and internet. Choosing to bundle the entertainment services, I went with DirecTV, who partners with AT&T in my neighborhood for the wireless internet portion of the bundle. Like many of us have done, I talked to the service…
One of the opportunities I have on a weekly basis is to meet with leaders whom I deeply admire. These men and women are captains of industry. They have been through the ups and downs of the economy and came out strong. They have faced the difficult stress of keeping a family and company balanced….
Riding on its long standing success with social media, the National Basketball Association is hosting its first ever NBA Social Media Awards on June 20, 2012. This event is the first of its kind, and the NBA is the perfect sports league to premier this event. Recently the NBA reached 5 million Twitter followers (the…
interactiveforgood: As the graphic designer for Interactive for Good, I feel especially lucky to work with one of our clients, Mocha Club, on a personal and professional level. Mocha Club is about connecting your community with their community in Africa. One joins Mocha Club’s initiative by giving up $7 a month, the cost of 2…
The Centresource creative department has been busy lately! We’ve been working on tons of fun client projects as well as some secret Centresource work that we can’t wait to reveal coming in the next couple of months. This past spring we designed and developed a fun project called ‘iART Health’. Sponsored by Health Teacher, iART…
This is part 2 of 2 on a series regarding the the power of asking the right questions. During the last blog we looked at how the questions a leader asks will indicate what they really care about. Recently Andy Stanley discussed six questions every leader should be asking. I’ve expanded on each of his…
This is part 1 of a 2 part series discussing the power and importance of questions. As leaders, we often find ourselves quoting vision and mission statements. We make bullet point summaries of our organizational values. We state details about our ethics and operational guidelines. But do the questions we ask support those claims and…
Each year about 30% of Centresource’s overall revenue comes from start-up organizations. They are one of our favorite client segments. Because of this expertise, I have the opportunity to meet with about two – three start-ups each week. Many we meet with have a rough idea of a business concept but are interested in discussing…
