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Doug's Four Decisions Workshop has allowed our company to focus on our top priorities for the year. With the use of the 1 page strategic plan, company and individual dashboards we are better able to track performance and measure results. For the first time we have a clear company goal with everyone working towards that common goal. We are extremely excited to continue working with Doug in the future.

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Tyna, Charge Team ~ JPMA

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"Mike Schulte, VP Sales, Fleck Sales Company ~ Cedar Rapids, IA

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Change – Your People, AI, and Your Future

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Aug 12, 2024

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We just finished examining Robert Steven Kaplan’s What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential

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Topics: People, change, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose, People Development, Artificial Intenlligence (AI), Can You Predict the Future?, Dr. Joe Dispensa

Do Results Drive Engagement

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Dec 12, 2022

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I played and officiated basketball. Somewhere I heard, “Basketball is a game of momentum.”

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Topics: employee engagement, People, Extraordinary Results, People and Process, Experiences & Beliefs Drive Actions & Results

Invest in Your Worst & Best Employees – The Story of Two Tails

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Oct 17, 2022

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Despite Google’s efforts to always hire the best, like most organizations, they’re susceptible to hiring mistakes.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, People Development, Work Rules - Insights from Inside Google, Laszlo Bock

Hiring is the Single Most Important People Activity in Your Organization

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Oct 10, 2022

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“Hiring is the most important people function you have, and most of us aren’t as good at it as we think. Refocusing your resources on hiring better will have a higher return than almost any training program you can develop.” ~Laszlo Bock, Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead

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Topics: People, People Decisions, hiring decisions, Hiring, Work Rules - Insights from Inside Google

Exit Interview – 3 Steps

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Sep 5, 2022

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Exit Interviews.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, manager, People Development, People and Process, Exit Interviews

Innovation Option 2 – Change the People

Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jul 11, 2022

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In Innovation Obstacle - Is Your Team “Licking the Cookie?” we shared how Intuit drives innovation by incentivizing its team.

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Topics: People, The Right People, Innovation, Bonus and Incentives, Unlocking the Customer Value Chain, Thales Teixeira

Good Jobs Strategy - People Are Not a Cost - They Are an Investment

Posted by Douglas Wick on Mon, Oct 11, 2021

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Many businesses fear paying high wages.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, Harmonious Culture of Accountability, Culture, Rewards & Compensation, Scaling Up Compensation

Scaling Up Compensation - 5 Design Principles for Turning Your Largest Expense into a Strategic Advantage

Posted by Douglas Wick on Mon, Oct 4, 2021

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Scaling Up Compensation by Verne Harnish, and Sebastian Ross offers great examples of companies that have turned one of the most challenging and thorny issues a business can face into a strategic advantage.

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Topics: People, People Decisions, Business Culture, Harmonious Culture of Accountability, Culture, Rewards & Compensation, Scaling Up Compensation

The Importance of Learning Hard & Soft Skills

Posted by Frank Hamilton on Mon, Sep 27, 2021

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What’s the difference between hard and soft skills? Why is it important to develop both? Guest writer Frank Hamilton shares these important considerations.

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Topics: People, Leadership Training, Growing Your People, Worker Performance

Develop a Culture of Discipline - After-Action Reviews

Posted by Douglas Wick on Mon, Jul 5, 2021

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What’s your culture like?

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Topics: People, Training, Culture of Discipline, Jim Collins, performance, Execution, human behavior performance, Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0, After-Action Reviews

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