by Christy DeMont | Oct 18, 2016 | Osborne Insights Blogs
Here’s the scenario: You have an ongoing technology project to implement changes that will enhance the capability of your organization, but you’re not sure how to keep tabs on how things are going and whether the project is on track to be successful. If you feel you...
by Jane Rounthwaite | Oct 11, 2016 | Osborne Insights Blogs
This may seem like a trivial subject for a business blog but first impressions are very important. The experts say we make up our mind about whether we like a person in somewhere between 3 to 10 seconds. This is exactly the time in an encounter when a first handshake...
by Susan Bihun | Oct 7, 2016 | Osborne Insights Blogs
Often individuals hired into management roles lack the skills and training to be effective managers. This can usually be remedied with good training and mentoring. However some individuals hired into management roles do not have the personal attributes to become a...
by Lucy White | Sep 28, 2016 | Osborne Insights Blogs
A recent assignment as interim executive director for a mid-sized non-profit confirmed my experience that engaging an interim executive director or CEO during times of transition results in a more successful permanent hire and a more productive organization. Finding...
by David Rankin | Sep 27, 2016 | Osborne Insights Blogs
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of sailing with two very distinguished sailors and business men now in their mid-eighties but looking much younger. I enjoyed listening to them talk about their sailing exploits and their business deals of the past – what they...
by Sarah Hisey | Sep 20, 2016 | Osborne Insights Blogs
On September 8, 2016, Bill 132 on Harassment and Sexual Violence in the Workplace took full effect. Bill 132 expands on Occupational Health and Safety Act’s Bill 168 – Violence in the Workplace by adding harassment and sexual violence in the workplace to the...
