Your workforce is your greatest business asset. A cohesive and engaged team that communicates effectively, understands their individual roles, as well as how they fit into the big picture are crucial to achieving your organizational goals. Conversely, a team that isn't functioning well takes a toll on the organizational culture as well as individual creativity and motivation. When employees are not energized it impacts productivity and ultimately the bottom line of your busi

The end of each year is a time of reflection and the start of the new is a time of resolutions. Now that we are one week in, have you started following through on yours? Resolutions are really nothing more than annual goals, without a specific action plan. The road to success starts with your first step. When you take that first step, then take one more tomorrow and another the day after that you’ll be amazed by how far ahead you are at this time next year. Do at least one

1. Confirms your reason for being: Do your board directors, members and stakeholders have a shared understanding of your organization’s mission, values and goals? A strategic plan gives your organization clear understanding of what the organization is trying to achieve and a road map for how to get there? 2. It allows you to be S.M.A.R.T: A well-developed strategic plan includes S.M.A.R.T Objectives -Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time based. Here is