Leadership Development Tip: Have an Adventure & Try New Things
I’m guessing that if you’re being honest, most of you wouldn’t use the words “adventure” or “fun” to describe the way 2020 has been going. Instead, the words that come to mind are probably things like: unprecedented, stressful, challenging, and overwhelming. And rightly so. Those words are pretty accurate descriptions of the year. But as […]
How to Address Racism as a Leader
The Importance of Taking Action for Your Business
Last weekend I was watching an old episode of Man vs Wild. If you’ve never seen the show before, Bear Grylls, a British former SAS serviceman and survival instructor purposely strands himself in the wild to show you how to survive if you were to ever find yourself in a similar situation. Well, during this […]
Resources for Leaders During the Coronavirus Pandemic
If you’ve been following along with SPEARity the past month, you know we aren’t sitting back and letting this pandemic be the end of us. The SPEARity team got together and figured out how to pivot instead of panic when the way we used to do business wasn’t going to work anymore. We’re not trying […]
How to Balance Working, Schooling, and Living at Home During Quarantine
Let me start with a disclaimer, I wouldn’t call myself an “expert”. But I have been working from home in different capacities for 10 years, and next month my daughters will wrap up their third year of homeschooling. So, when this whole pandemic hit, we were pretty well prepared. Yes, we’ve still had to make […]
Moving Forward During the COVID 19 Pandemic: Learning to Operate within the Circumstance
Well, we officially made it to the 2nd quarter. But, I think it’s safe to say that at the start of the year none of us could have expected it to look like this. Chances are good that you’re reading this from home instead of the office as social distancing continues. It’s also pretty safe […]
Employee Turnover Got You Down? How SPEARity is Helping in the Fight
Employee turnover is a growing problem that needs to be addressed. The rate continues to increase in Wisconsin. At the start of 2020, the Milwaukee BizTimes reported that “managerial and professional employees have also seen a steady increase in turnover for the last five years, from 12% in 2015 to 16.5% last year.” The article […]
SPEARity Leadership Development: 5 Ways it Transforms the Culture of Your Organization
Leadership development is a big trend right now in the business world and it should be. This is one of the largest problems facing the workforce right now and HR leaders are being tasked with the job of finding a solution. If you’re an HR professional you know just how difficult this can be. You […]
20 Best Productivity Tips for 2020
Let’s get right to it today. Do you want to be more productive? Or, do you need to be more productive? These 20 tips will help. 1. Plan for your day before it starts If you don’t have a plan for your day, it’s going to get away from you. Start by creating a morning […]