This coming Monday, we take time to celebrate Labor Day. This national holiday is rooted in taking time to acknowledge the economic and social contributions the American workforce has made to this great nation to build and strengthen prosperity.
Month: August 2025
Bring together a few business leaders and have them discuss their challenges in their businesses. Inevitably, they will introduce the issues surrounding employees that they consider toxic to the workplace environment. They may each have their own perspective on what is toxic in their workplace or what particular individuals do to contribute to the toxicity. Still, the common thread is that as leaders, they allow the toxic situation to exist. So is leadership contributing to the toxicity by not addressing the challenge?
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Every business is seeking that one magical differentiator that will set it apart from other companies. Numerous strategies and tactics have been employed over the years to differentiate one organization from others in its industry. Everything from new products and services to changes in company logos has been tried, with a variety of successes and some significant failures. They are all seeking that special thing which sets them apart from the rest and causes customers to come flocking to their door for more.
From the movie “Apollo 13,” there are a few classic lines that, as business leaders, we can all relate to. In the movie sequence, one of the lines is “Houston, we have a problem!” This starts the next set of events in motion. Not knowing the whole situation at the time, the astronauts, who were specially trained to handle potential failures on space missions, began the organized process to diagnose and then make a decision that would ultimately lead to the best course of action under the circumstances.