By Michael Gidlewski Most of us are driven by operational inertia and default to doing what we’ve done previously. However, you already know that to get a different result, you need to do so... Read more

2021 is right around the corner and now is the time to get ready. The terms uncertainty and unprecedented times are overused right now but absolutely valid. We need greater clarity with our... Read more

By Michael Gidlewski Is your leadership team ready for the roaring ’20s? With 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day, more and more employees are moved to the ranks of management and leaders... Read more

By Michael Gidlewski “Knowledge is power” is a phrase credited to Francis Bacon in his Meditationes Sacrae, published in 1597. Since then, it has been quoted by many, including Thomas Hobbes... Read more

By Michael Gidlewski The greatest challenge is going from doer to leader. The greatest challenge I see every day in the marketplace is individuals being promoted to a management or leadershi... Read more

By Michael Gidlewski Effective leaders manage themselves before managing others. Research indicates that the No. 1 reason people leave organizations is because their direct boss is incompete... Read more

By Michael Gidlewski In this “do more with less” age, everyone is under siege to improve performance at every level. In the expanding global marketplace, sustaining success is becoming incre... Read more

By Michael Gidlewski First, you need to define what “Best Year Ever” means to you. You have to know what you want in order to achieve it. Step 1: Know what you really want in life and in bus... Read more

By Michael Gidlewski Every organization has a culture (“the way we do things around here”). Culture begins as soon as there are two people working together, and they establish a method for c... Read more