Business Continuity Planning: 7 Tips for a Smooth Transition
I recently read an article about current Southwest CEO Gary Kelly, who, after 17 years in the pilot’s seat, is stepping down to make way for his successor. What struck me isn’t the fact that Kelly has had the longest tenure of any Big Four airline, or even that his...
Succession Planning in the Generational Shift
4 Tips for Developing Your Company’s Future As of last year, Baby Boomers represented 6–20% of the Western workforce—with an astounding 10,000 of them reaching retirement age every single day since 2011. That’s a lot of departing institutional knowledge, crossing...
Train vs. Hire: How to Find the Best Business Talent
As I navigate the leadership keynote speaker circuit, the question of hiring best practices naturally comes up quite a bit, and the age-old debate of “train vs. hire” is often at the heart of the discussion. Of course, there are pros and cons to either side, and I...
