by Jonathan Bates | Sep 7, 2020 | Blogs
Change, whether you love it or hate it, is always inevitable. Everyone knows that. However, how you handle change makes all the difference between getting the results you want or going down in flames. Martin’s Story: A Case in Point A colleague named Martin...
by Jonathan Bates | Aug 31, 2020 | Blogs
Leaders and human resource professionals spend a lot of time thinking and talking about employee engagement. An annual ritual in many companies is the employee survey where senior leadership waits anxiously to see what their employee base thinks. Some organizations...
by Jonathan Bates | Aug 22, 2020 | Blogs
No, it’s not a typo. I didn’t leave off the final “al.” I intended the title to say “norm” instead of “normal.” This distinction is important in the current climate in organizations. Everyone has had to adapt to working virtually and its likely that this will continue...
by Jonathan Bates | Jul 30, 2020 | Blogs
Bouncing back. That’s an expression you hear a lot these days. The economy will “bounce back.” You will “bounce back” after uncertainty, stress and staggering change bend you all out of shape. You’ll “bounce back” from dealing with working from home, tending to the...
by Jonathan Bates | Jul 28, 2020 | Blogs
One of the secrets about dealing with change and uncertainty seemed counter-intuitive when I first discovered it… Thinking can be dangerous. As someone who likes to be thoughtful and smart about the actions I take (heck, my company name is “ThoughtAction”), my first...
by Jonathan Bates | Jul 16, 2020 | Blogs, Current Blog, Leadership
Your employees are dealing with a lot right now. If it’s not the effects of the unpredictable pandemic, the tectonic economic changes are rattling everyone from top to bottom in your organization. Add to that the societal and political issues that have everyone on...
