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So You Want To Win A “Best Places To Work” Award? Here’s What To Do
Every year we are inundated with “Best Places to Work” lists from our local business journals, newspapers, national publications, and trade journals. The gold standard of these is the top 100 list published by Great Place to Work. Many entrepreneurs study these lists...
14 Questions to Help You Become a More Effective Business Leader
Leadership coaches spend a lot of time driving home the power of questions. Questions drive innovation and change. Without questions, there is no motivation for leaders to improve their own performance. If you aren’t asking questions of yourself and your team, it will...
Beth’s Best: Top Companies to Work For
By now, most people are aware that Zappos has become the gold standard when it comes to employee satisfaction. They aren’t the only company getting it right out there. There are lots of lesser-known, midsize organizations that have no trouble attracting and retaining...
How To Create an Interview Process that Highlights Your Company’s Best Assets
Many employers take a one-sided approach to hiring, believing that the purpose of interviews is to assess a candidate’s acceptability to the organization. While this is a key element of the interview process, to be sure, it is only one piece of the puzzle.The...
Recipe For Success: The Best Work Environments
In order to get the most from employees, it’s essential to create a positive work environment for all members of the team, from the CEO all the way through entry-level associates. When people feel engaged, supported, and happy, their performance improves and...
Want to Be a Rock-Star Leader? Follow This Advice from Three Leadership Experts
Most coaching relationships focus on helping business leaders improve their emotional intelligence (EQ). Why? Because we can’t change our IQ, but with a little bit of work, we can all improve our EQ. We know that EQ is important when it comes to relating to our...
Beth Armknecht Miller’s passion for learning and dedication to bringing out the best in others are strands woven throughout her career and are found in her work with Executive Velocity, a top talent and leadership development advisory firm.