Dr. Lisa Aldisert, Hr.com, September 2020
An opportunity for leaders to sharpen the saw and up their game.
Virtual leadership is now an essential skill as a result of living through the pandemic. Recent announcements by large tech companies such as Google and Salesforce.com that they expect their employees to work remotely until next summer are harbingers of what we can expect in the near term.Read More
Dr. Evans Baiya, Innovation Management, August 2020
In this article, we’ll look at three ways to engage customers and create products they want to buy right now.
If you have an idea for a product or service but are uncertain about launching something new during the pandemic, rest assured that people are still buying. They are looking for solutions to the unique problems they are experiencing today, and if you have the solution they need, they will buy it. The biggest challenge for business owners right now is breaking through the noise.Read More
Featuring Dr. Jeremy Graves, Boise State, August 2020
Boise State’s LEAD certificate program in the College of Innovation and Design continues to offer classes that help students hone their leadership skills and learn to work in creative and collaborative ways that are prized in any workplace.
Meet a faculty member and a student contributing to the LEAD program’s success and learn about their latest projects: Jeremy Graves. Graves, originally from Boise, worked in Atlanta, Georgia, before venturing back to the Treasure Valley. Graves teaches LEAD 326 (The Practice of Leadership) and brings a unique mix of experiences to the university. Read More
Dr. Evans Baiya, Fast Company, June 2020
One of the key lessons coming from the COVID-19 pandemic is the need to create more resilient companies. Many organizations think they are resilient, but they are not. The U.S. has lost more than 100,000 businesses due to the virus, seen millions lose jobs, and is experiencing dismal short-term financial and economic outlooks. How does an organization survive and even thrive? Resiliency is the key.
What does being a resilient company mean? How does a resilient company look and what differentiates it from others? How do you create a resilient restaurant or professional services company? Read More
Dr. Evans Baiya, Fast Company, May 2020
What happens when you run an experiment and the outcome is not what you had planned?
One of the traps of experimentation is expecting the testing to validate your thinking. It is natural to want the experiment to say yes—even to think that if it doesn’t confirm your idea, it is a failure. Read More
By Ron Price, Idaho Business Review, April 2020
I have been traveling as an integral part of my career as a business consultant over the last 30 years, working in 15 countries as well as all 50 of the United States. In 2019, I decided it was time to slow down the amount of travel I did for business, largely because of my advancing age and in deference to my wife of 44 years. Now, as I engage the fourth week of “shelter in place,” I am experiencing a sustained period at home unlike anything ever before. And I suspect you are experiencing something unique as well.
Featuring Ron Price, Business Credit, March 2020
Taking the journey to become a better credit leader can begin at any stage in a creditor’s career, regardless of whether a position of authority is held. Leadership in the credit department takes many different forms and can be approached from several perspectives—emerging from places like employee retention and self reflection.
By Dr. Jeremy Graves, HR.com February 2020
Let’s get one thing out in the open. I am not a Millennial; I have never been a Millennial and I don’t claim to speak for them. I have, however, spent the last 10 years working with Millennials—as a professor, executive director, coach and mentor—specifically studying how multiple generations interact within the workplace. Through my work, I have met some of the brightest and most engaging Millennial leaders on the planet. I have had the opportunity to coach several, while also taking a learning posture from many. Read More
Featuring Ron Price and Dr. Evans Baiya, InTrust, Winter 2020
It’s a new year, which often signals it’s time for a new start – time to put into play some of those ides percolation around your brain. But many a business owner often feels too overwhelmed with the daily task of keeping everything running to think about how to change things up. Many don’t know where to start.
If the word innovation causes little beads of sweat to form on your forehead, you’re not alone. You know you need to innovate, but carving out time to do it seems impossible, and implementing change seems like such a long road.Read More
Featuring Ron Price, In Trust Magazine, Fall 2019
“Wax on, wax off,” instructs Mr. Miyagi as he instills the fundamental basics to Daniel, who would grow to be The Karate Kid. The classic movie follows the developing relationship between the martial arts master and his young student. It’s a mentorship made in Hollywood heaven. But mentors provide a vital role in in everyday lives. Read More