When you look at significant events in your business’s growth and dig beneath the surface, you will likely find that most involve key business relationships. Those relationships might be with clients/customers, employees, colleagues, or strategic vendors. In all cases, the relationship contributed to the successful outcome.
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Tomorrow, June 20, 2025, is the official first day of summer – the summer solstice. It is the time of year that many look forward to spending time with family and friends for a backyard gathering or time on the road vacationing. Business leaders sometimes consider it a complex time to cover all the work to be completed, as team members take time away from the office.
It seems like a pretty simple question, and in theory, there should be a corresponding answer or plan of attack to complete the items for the day. Unfortunately, too many team members arrive at work daily and start their day asking themselves this question. So, the questions for leadership are: Why are team members uncertain of their priorities and points of contribution? What can the organization do to enable better understanding and focus among team members? For the bad news, there is no one answer as to how or why this takes place, and additionally, each organization needs to address the matter in ways that their culture supports.
A week does not go by without a client, prospective client, colleague, or general business acquaintance bringing up some challenge related to the workforce and the disparity of work ethic in the marketplace. They typically don’t call it directly out as such, but as the conversation evolves, it becomes clear that differing views of work ethic influence the situation they describe.