Keen Insights

In today’s disjointed world, most people say they feel disconnected and apathetic in regards to their jobs. With all the negative noise streaming in from multiple modalities, people are often overwhelmed with demotivating and disturbing messages. These...

Most of us spend the majority of our time at the office or actively working inside or as part of a human work system. Whether we are conscious to it or not, the corporate culture of an organization can make or break how we feel about the organization and...

Most often leaders do not consciously create or intend on shaping a corporate work culture that winds up constraining or restricting organizational growth, in fact most leaders who are faced with the daunting task of taking on transforming the...

Maximizing your businesses potential is vital to staying competitive in your industry. As a leader of your business, you must find and utilize people investments, making them a key contributor. This will keep your business competitive, creating an...

The basics are handled, your to do lists are checked off and you are poised to start growing. Market Need—check Business Plan—check Product Ideation and Development—check New Accounts Generating Revenue—check Funding—check Hiring—uncheck

We’ve all been there, sitting in the waiting room, palms sweating trying to memorize the “right answers�? while we are desperately scanning our resume, looking for the right thing to say (like we don’t know where we have worked and what we have done).

An effective business strategy needs more than an arbitrary directive from the CEO. Developing and implementing an effective strategy that moves your company objectives forward is required in today’s competitive marketplace. When that strategy breaks...

And Interview of Margaret Graziano by Watermark Watermark.org is for exceptional women professionals in the bay area * What inspired you to develop the Conscious Hiring method? After 15 years of being in the...

Keynote Speaking from Margaret Graziano

As a leading decision maker at your company, it’s almost certain that you need to be sure your executive staff is corporately aligned and motivated for success. Because this type of psychometric data is almost never laid out in front of you, we’re here...

No matter what your industry is, your business operates on multiple levels that are crucial to bottom-line success. The effectiveness of each component working with the others is directly related to business sales, retention, and the overall...

This weekend I had the opportunity and privilege to meet Bruce Loeffler, a teacher, trainer and leader of building service centric teams in the hospitality, healthcare and retail industries.

Recruiting millennials takes economy of communication and a compelling message, and it also takes relationship building. This is the challenge and the opportunity if you want to have millennials in your workforce.

I recently read an article for employees about how to position themselves for a promotion. In a corporate culture where the path to the goods is getting on top, getting that promotion is the key to nirvana. The next step up the corporate ladder means...

Why do people leave your employ? Why do they think about it? Various estimates indicate that somewhere between 60-70 percent of employees are not personally invested in their workplace. What does it take to engage people so that work is exciting, not a...