FIREPOWER Teams Strategic Growth
Your 2026 People-Powered Season DISRUPTION We’ve never followed the traditional path to strategic growth, and for good reason. Too often, organizations cycle through the same familiar process: teams are invited into strategic planning, buy-in is encouraged, and by year-end, the goals haven’t fully materialized. The result? A reset and another round of planning, year after year. We disrupt that cycle and jump-start real progress! Strategic growth begins when teams help define what growth actually means and can clearly visualize their unique contribution to it. Where needed, we translate high-level strategy into language [...]
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Why Small Business Teams Should Be Self-Directed
Have you ever admitted? “I’m so busy working in the business, I don’t have time to work on the business!” “I can’t even go on vacation without having to deal with office matters every day.” [...]
End of a Season, Ready for Progress
Summer months bring closure to mentoring relationships. Each year I have the great pleasure of working with young professionals toward a future plan that engages their personal and professional strengths. Many strategies will unfold in [...]
How Your Employees Get Your Buy-In
Have your employees approached you with what they feel is an amazing idea to help your company succeed? Maybe they envision a way to streamline a particular task, they have identified a new client service [...]
What Is an Employee Performance Evaluation?
Your employees are your most valuable resource and your best competitive advantage. They are responsible for carrying out your operations and they represent your brand to clients, vendors, and peers. What is the value of [...]
Employee Turnover vs Attrition: What’s the Difference?
It's more than just frustrating when you lose an employee, it's expensive. Research conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that the average tenure for employees in the United States is about [...]
Talent Assessments: How They Work for Recruiting and The Benefits They Offer
Recruiting new employees requires an evaluation of their capabilities. Leaders often look for candidates that exhibit the necessary skills, education and experience, and motivations to satisfy a pending role. Since jobs or roles have different [...]
PODCASTS
The Exit Teams Podcast
with Maria Forbes
Interview by Bob Tankesley
February 18, 2026
Successful Business Exits & Human Capital
with Maria Forbes & Steve Keck
North Fulton Business Radio X Interview by John Ray
June 3, 2025
