by John Aramini | Jul 12, 2021 | Business Practice Improvement, Business Turnaround, Criticism, Labor and Workforce Development, Process Improvement, Strategy & Execution, Talent Development, Team Building, Workforce
The global pandemic crises resulted in virtual work arrangements that impacted how employees were managed and interacted with. It forced change and rattled some of us into operating in ways we weren’t comfortable with and didn’t fully adopt in the past. Virtual...
by John Aramini | Mar 20, 2021 | Business Practice Improvement, Business Practices, Business Turnaround, Customer Loyalty, Process Improvement, Strategy & Execution, Team Building
My February newsletter on “Scrapping the Strategic Planning Process” recommended that when establishing objectives start by linking them to the customer. I wrote that keeping the customer as the benchmark can help simplify decision making in complex times and unify...
by John Aramini | Jan 22, 2021 | Business Practice Improvement, Business Practices, Business Turnaround, Process Improvement, Strategic Planning & Execution, Strategy & Execution
With COVID-19 upending how we operate and do business why not rethink the planning process as well. Our actions to respond to this disruption on our organizations may need to be accelerated as we are pushed out of our comfort zones in a possible re-set of direction...
by John Aramini | Aug 28, 2020 | Branding, Business Devlopment, Business Practice Improvement, Customer Loyalty, Marketing, Sales, Sales Development
Like many of you I am finding myself meeting people on virtual video conference platforms. It’s been an essential learning curve as it has become the go-to for meetings. In many cases, this is the first meeting to introduce ourselves, products and services. And it...
by John Aramini | Jan 22, 2020 | Business Practice Improvement, Counseling, Criticism, Feedback, Labor and Workforce Development, Talent Development, Team Building
Organizations have invested a lot of time and money to develop effective employee communications and interpersonal skills. The intent is to create a working environment which supports the day to day free flow of communication and ideas. A critical component of...
by John Aramini | Sep 13, 2019 | Business Practice Improvement, Labor and Workforce Development, Staffing, Talent Development, Team Building, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Employers are having a tough time finding qualified people with the background and experience to fill jobs, including locating employees with behavioral or soft skills. An IBM survey reported by Bloomberg found that along with technical skills, employers are valuing...
