Breaking the "Busy Trap": A Practical Productivity Guide for Results-Driven Managers

The best managers don’t work more. They work smarter! Want to break free from the chaos and lead with focus? Discover the habits, tools and strategies today’s results-driven managers use to get more done…without doing it all.

Navigating the New Labor Landscape: Smart Strategies for Uncertain Times

Is your workforce strategy ready for what's next? Learn practical and unconventional methods to attract and retain talent in a labor market that never stands still.

Difficult Conversations: These Approaches Work

Employee underperforming? Unsure if they should stay or go…but know you need to have a talk? Don’t shy away from tough conversations (and with these proven strategies, you won’t be tempted to). Learn 3 ways to communicate directly, diplomatically, and effectively to make the right choice and achieve the outcome you want.

Escaping "The Murk": How to Make Perfect Decisions With Imperfect Data

Whether you’re a frontline manager, in HR, or a C-suite executive, effective decision making is critical to success. And these days, it’s tougher than ever. When information is limited, time is of the essence, and the stakes are high, what's the best way to choose the proper course of action?

Call Your Favorite Person

Energy flagging? Attention wandering? Motivation plummeting? Try a microburst activity to recharge and refocus.

Become a Boss Your Team WANTS To Work For

In 2025, what does it really mean to be a "great boss"? The answer may surprise you. Check out these practical ideas and resources to modernize your management skill set – and get more from your employees.

The Productivity Reset: Reigniting Discretionary Effort in a Burnt-Out Workforce

Employee disengagement is at a decade high. Quiet quitting, burnout and "bare minimum Mondays" are eroding workplace performance. Are your team members just showing up—or truly showing out? Discover what’s fueling disengagement and burnout, plus actionable strategies to reignite your team’s passion, engagement and effort.

Unbossing: Just a Fad, or Right for Your Team

Unbossing is a growing trend that challenges traditional management by creating flatter, more self-directed teams.

Are You Doing Enough? How to Assess Your Workforce's Flexibility

This practical checklist walks you through essential criteria for making decisions that boost responsiveness, productivity, efficiency and profits.

From Slump to Triumph: Maximizing Workforce Flexibility in Uncertain Times

Maximizing workforce flexibility is not just a survival tactic – it’s a strategy for thriving.

Unlock Your Own Potential in 2025

Your beliefs can propel you to achieve the seemingly impossible…or they can keep you from ever even trying. Change your thinking in the New Year – and elevate your success.

Why It's Not Getting Done (The Numbers Don't Lie)

Absenteeism. Presenteeism. Coffee badging. Disengagement. Understand how they impact your team's output (and what you can do about it).

Discover Hawaii’s Best Talent with Local Expertise!

Learn how we can streamline your hiring process and bring qualified candidates to your team!

Unlock Your Team’s Peak Productivity

How hard should you push yourself – and your team? Science says there's a "right" answer!

Tech + Culture: The Winning Formula for Speed, Quality and Talent

The right tech – coupled with the right culture – can improve everything from speed and quality to recruiting and retention. Here's what the data shows!

Master the Digital Wave: A Practical Blueprint for Tech Transformation in Your Workplace

You're in a unique position to drive digital fluency and transformation in your workplace. Here's how to do it!

Summertime Ideas To Retain and Engage Hourly Workers

Getting hourly workers to show up – and give their best effort – is especially tough during the “summer doldrums.” Use these quick-hitting ideas to get more from your team when the heat is on.

Know-It-Alls and Wannabes: Manage Them Effectively

Dealing with an employee who's arrogant, irrational or downright delusional is one of the toughest workplace challenges – and there’s no escaping it!

From Boomers to Zoomers: How to Build a Rock-Solid, High-Performance Workforce

Future-proof your workforce by understanding and optimizing the performance of our workforce’s newest generations.

Hiring Someone Smarter Than You: Genius Move…or Dumb Idea?

Will bringing on someone who challenges the status quo (and potentially shines a light on your weak spots) ultimately benefit your career – and your team's performance? You decide!

Show a Little Love: How To Bring Out the Best in Your People

The grin from treating an employee with a box of chocolates might be fleeting, but these tips really "sweeten the deal" to bring out the best in your people, every day.

Critical Conversations: A Guide to Essential Employee Communication

Whether the topic is simple or complex, straightforward or potentially contentious, use these strategies to have honest, meaningful conversations that drive positive change.

The BEST Gift to Give Yourself

Give yourself an amazing gift this year – by changing your patterns of thinking.

Year-End Employee Reviews: Uncovering Skill and Talent Gaps

Annual reviews don't have to be a dreaded ritual. By reimagining their purpose, we can turn them into a constructive dialogue that recognizes achievements, identifies skill gaps, and sets the stage for personal and organizational growth.

Untapped Productivity: How To Find It. Reclaim It. And Accomplish More, Every Day. 

Feeling it in your workplace? Here’s how to break the cycle - and reignite your team’s productivity!

Maximize Your Productivity with These Game-Changing AI-Based Tools

AI-based productivity tools are revolutionizing the way people approach work - and the options available are staggering! Here are a few of the best to boost your productivity, streamline your tasks, and make you more successful.

Microstress: Protect Your Team - and Their Performance

From difficult co-workers to tech that just doesn't work right, we all experience small stressors in our everyday life. Here's how to prevent these "microstressors" from accumulating - and undermining productivity and performance.

Humans and AI: The Dynamic Duo in Today's Workplace

Explore new ways to get things done faster, safer, and smarter - and why your team will always need humans.

Employee Re-engagement: How to Get More From Your People

Are your employees doing the bare minimum – or giving you their best every day? Learn practical tips for motivating employees to go the extra mile, even when times are tough.

12 Ways to Beat Task Paralysis 

Feeling overwhelmed by your constantly growing to-do list? Task paralysis is real! Here’s how to get unstuck (and maintain your sanity).

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