Leadership Lessons Articles
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5 Reasons Engineers Thrive in the Gig Economy
“Gig” work – that is, freelancing, consulting or contracting work – is what has given rise to the gig economy. It centers around independent contractors working short-term, gig assignments before moving onto another contract. And it’s booming. What may have started out as some engineers’ side hustle, that is working contracts or project work outside […]
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5 Ways to Optimize Employee Recognition
Not All Slaps on the Back Are Created Equally Many business leaders will tell you that the best part of the job is getting the chance to recognize growth and achievement in your employees. For me, it’s definitely true. First, their successes on the job mean that our business is growing and profiting. They sell […]
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Breaking Through: Culture, Growth, Leadership
This past month, I was honored to be a panelist during Staffing Industry Analysts’s Staffing Executive Seminar. Specifically, I was part of the panel for the Breaking Through Workshop, modeled after the book Breaking Through: Leadership Disciplines from Top Performing Staffing Firms, written by SIA President Barry Asin and staffing performance consultant Mike Cleland. Like the book, the workshop […]
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Perks for Tech Talent: The Four That Matter Most
Today, it’s easy to feel like you’re in a perks and benefits arms race as you try to recruit technology talent. That company offers free lunches on Thursdays and Fridays? We’ll do free lunches all week. They have an on-site gym? Let’s do an on-site spa. From vacation money to on-site dentists, it’s incredible what […]
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How to Build a Winning Company Culture
What Fosters a Winning Company Culture? Support, Competition and Communication. For those who may not know the whole story behind Triple Crown Consulting, it was built around the triple crown, which, in baseball, refers to the unofficial championship title achieved by a player who leads the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted […]
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People-First Cultures and Business Profitability
3 Ways My Harvard Executive Education Confirmed My Instincts and Opened My Eyes Triple Crown has grown so much in recent years that we have a wonderful problem. (Yes, the right problem can be wonderful.) Here’s the challenge we’re facing: can we continue our robust growth, push to the next level and still maintain our […]