The Advisor’s Corner – How do I ask for a raise or promotion?

Question: How do I ask for a raise or promotion? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) Think about it this way – you lose nothing by advocating for the pay and position you deserve. If the answer you receive is ‘no,’ then you’ll be right where you are now except you will know […]

The Big Picture of Business – Communications Reflect Your Strategy

The biggest problem with our business in our society, in a capsule sentence: People with one set of experiences, values, wants and perceptions make mis-targeted attempts to communicate with others in trying to get what they want and need. Success is just in front of our faces. Yet, we often fail to see it coming. […]

Building Trust Develops Team Cohesiveness

LDRSHIP is an acronym for the seven core values of the U.S. Army: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal courage. These principles were instilled in me during my eight years in the U.S. Army Infantry, and later in my career as a Drill Sergeant. These values were foundational to many of my […]

Professional Presence Makes the Difference!

No one is born knowing anything. We maintain that once we know ‘the difference’ we can make a difference for mankind. We encourage leaders to consider using nuances evident in everyday business situations and leverage them as stand-alone opportunities to show they know ‘the difference,’ while demonstrating the ultimate respect toward others. Trust is ultimately […]

Audience Mind-Meld: Real-Time Data Makes It Possible

Have you ever given a presentation to a large group, looked out at your audience and wondered what they were thinking? If you give presentations for a living, you probably have a number of techniques to take your audience’s pulse, such as asking for a show of hands or opening the session up for questions […]

6 Proven Tactics to Design an Effective Executive Healthcare Resume

Crafting and writing a branded healthcare executive resume, that differs from the traditional medical resume, can make a significant difference in your executive job search results and improve the opportunities to land that next-level position in pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. The best Healthcare Executive Resumes outline human capital management, profitability successes, market share […]

The Four Vs of Employee Motivation: Velocity, Visibility, Value, and Valor

A recent Gallup poll revealed that only 30 percent of employees are actively engaged at work, and 18 percent are actually actively disengaged. Disengaged and distracted employees cost businesses money as they ‘sleepwalk’ through their workday, bringing little energy or passion to the table. Making matters worse, actively disengaged employees are more than unhappy at […]

Top 10 Cyber Security Tips

These days, more people than ever use technology, including mobile devices, to conduct their professional and personal business. Companies of all sizes place incredibly valuable data in cloud-based repositories, and hackers are constantly testing new ways to gain access. For these reasons, it’s more important than ever to safeguard vital assets with sound cyber security […]

The Advisor’s Corner – How Do I Establish a Decision-Making Protocol?

Question: What can we do to clean up decision-making habits in my workplace? No one seems to know who is making which decisions and it’s driving us all crazy! StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) Leaders get into trouble far too often simply because they don’t have good decision-making protocols in place on […]

Take a Stand: 6 Benefits of Standing Up at Work

By now you’ve heard the news: sitting will kill you. They say it’s as threatening to the body as smoking, and even if you belong to the small group of us who work out every day, you aren’t redeemed. One study done in 2012 by Shelly K. McCrady and James A. Levine revealed sitting was […]