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Leadership

Four Ways to Improve Morale for Increased Productivity

by Cielo Global Consulting on March 4, 2019

When teams aren’t productive, companies often start looking for new tech, or new tools to streamline processes, reduce redundancies, and more. That’s what technology is for, right? Solving problems? The impulse to buy another tool is understandable, but it is important to look at the big picture before making another well-intentioned purchase. First, notice how…

Topics: Business, Human Resources, Leadership
Leadership, Productivity

What do Emerging Professionals Need from Firms?

by Steve Cimino, Digital Content Consultant with AIA on September 23, 2017

Four designers weigh in on how firms can help their employees at a critical career stage The path to licensure can be challenging for many. Even with the streamlined ARE 5.0, emerging professionals are pressed to connect what they learned in school, what they’re learning on the job, and what their exams require them to…

Topics: Architecture, Education, Featured
AIA, Emerging Professionals, Leadership

The Real Cost of Poor Leadership

by John Eades, LearnLoft on September 23, 2017

As I left the man’s office, I couldn’t help but think his company was succeeding despite him. It could have been the way he talked in terms of “I” instead of “we,” how he talked about making all the decisions instead of empowering his people, or how most of his people worked there not because…

Topics: Featured, Leadership
John Eades, Leadership

Improving Leadership Effectiveness

by Brian Gallagher on August 26, 2015

In a previous issue of The Garrison Report, I discussed effective leadership. Using the following techniques will improve your leadership effectiveness and allow you to deliver a lot more value to your organization. 1.    Have a list of people to whom you can delegate certain issues. We all have challenges, opportunities, problems or important tasks that need to be…

Topics: Business, Featured, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Strategy
Leadership, Ted Garrison

Does Your Construction Company Need to Change to Increase Profitability?

by Brian Gallagher on July 26, 2013

The current recession has placed tremendous pressure on the profitability of the construction industry, causing some contractors to even take work at below cost. This situation is easy to blame on the recession, but the underlying problems existed in the construction industry long before the recession. The hypercompetitive nature of the construction industry has existed…

Topics: Business, Leadership, Management, Operations Management, Strategy
Leadership, Strategy

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What We’re Reading

  • Golden LEAF names Lumberton’s Biggs as chairman
    Source: Business North Carolina Published on December 8, 2019
  • Kernersville investor takes one back from the Chinese
    Source: Business North Carolina Published on December 6, 2019
  • Mailroom Barber Co. rebrands as The Oxford Barber Co., announces new location
    Source: Upstate Business Journal Published on December 6, 2019
  • N.C. furniture industry lacks labor, Wall Street Journal reports
    Source: Business North Carolina Published on December 6, 2019
  • Fred Whitfield named Citizen of the Carolinas for 2019
    Source: Business North Carolina Published on December 6, 2019

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