The Community Partnership Movement
The first of its kind in the US, Better 4 Business was dynamic Nonprofit Expo featuring 200 innovative and creative nonprofits.\n\nThe goal is to “Break Down the Wall” and bring together nonprofits, social enterprises, small, medium, and large companies to make connections and form partnerships for a positive impact on society. To symbolize this idea, […]
Young’s Market Company
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Now Hear This
Sometimes it is good for the teacher to become the student. I am taking a yoga teacher certification course and in the first part of our training we focused on observing and listening. This is a good lesson for leaders – talk less, listen more. By focusing on listening, leaders can discover what their employees […]
Get Your Strategy On
A primary role of a leader is to think strategically. The purpose of strategic thinking is to discover novel , imaginative strategies which can rewrite the rules of the competitive game and to envision potential futures significantly different from the present.\n\nI frequently work with organizations to help leaders develop their strategic thinking abilities. Research done […]
McDonald Elected President of Alumni Association
As an alumna of Chapman’s MAOL program, Janine McDonald, the CEO/Founder of J9 Leading Solutions was elected President of the Alumni Association. Janine is a strategic change leadership expert with a passion for organizational development and helping others reach their potential. She brings energy, enthusiasm, and a strong business acumen to the Alumni Association of the […]
Do you Suffer from Infomania?
Is there a cure for the distraction from the constant stream of information via text, email, social media and phone calls?\n\nIf you truly desire to be more efficient at work and in turn gain more personal time in your life, you need to periodically unplug during the day.\n\nI frequently hear from executives, “If I only had more […]
Social Capital
People work best together when they know and trust each other. So an important leadership function is to build social capital or social relations that have productive results.\n\nWhat exactly is social capital? Fundamentally it is:\n \n about how people act together \n the goodwill others have toward us \n the number of people that can be expected […]
J9 Announces New Client: Park West
J9 Leading Solutions has been engaged by Park West, Inc. to design and implement an on-boarding program, a supervisor’s training program, a talent management process and performance metrics system. Selected for our passion and unique ability to develop the potential in people, teams and leaders we will design and develop state of the art content that embodies Park […]
Do Well By Doing Right
Here’s what I’ve found to be the best business plan: Do Right. Many companies are discovering that corporate volunteer programs are a great way to increase employee engagement and retention while boosting the bottom line.\n\nThis past weekend nearly a dozen corporate partners including Disney, Pacific Life Insurance, Edwards Lifescience and Bank of America joined OneOC and […]
Thriving in a Matrix
Jay Galbirth was the featured speaker for the HR Strategy Forum along with Rachael Lewis, Experian, Louise Keefe, Eaton and Tracy Layney, Gap discussing how different operating models leverage the matrix organization. The speakers addressed the unique challenges presented by virtual teams and the globalization of operations.\n\nMany companies are discovering they have no choice but to learn […]