Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

4 Ways to Improve the People Side of an Acquisition

By Nolan Godfrey

April 06, 2023

Mergers and Acquisitions, Culture

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One of the most challenging aspects of combining two companies, business units, or teams is the people side of the integration. Everything can look positive and promising for a merger or integration on paper—the financials, strategies, and...

6 Reasons Employee Retention Should Matter to Your Organization

By Nolan Godfrey

March 14, 2023

Employee Experience, Retention, Productivity

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Even before headlines about the Great Resignation started to appear in 2021, experts were talking about a global talent shortage. A few years ago, Korn Ferry predicteda global shortage of 85 million people by 2030. By November 2021, workers across...

Want to Start a Leadership Development Program? Here are Six Best Practices to Guide Your Efforts

By Nolan Godfrey

January 17, 2023

Leadership Development, Management Development, Talent Development, Strategic Planning

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For growing organizations with long-term strategic goals, implementing a development program to create smart, competent leaders probably seems like a no-brainer. Growing and developing leaders within the company can reduce employee turnover, create...

The Accountability Scale

By Nolan Godfrey

December 01, 2022

Leadership, Leading Teams, Accountability

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Accountability is often a thorny issue in the workplace, and it’s become even thornier in the hybrid and remote work era.

Employee Retention: Use the First 90 Days to Keep Your Best New Talent

By Nolan Godfrey

November 15, 2022

Talent Development, Onboarding, Retention

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As 2022 winds down, the US labor market remains tight, and competition for talented people is still fierce. In this market, employers must continually make the case that they are a better place to work than their competitors to keep their best new...

6 Ways to Drive Retention

By Nolan Godfrey

September 08, 2022

Personal Development, Talent, Culture, Retention

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With ongoing talent shortages predicted to continue till at least 2030, the need to retain employees has never been greater. But after the upheaval and disruption of the last several years, employers are finding that the old retention methods aren’t...

How to Leverage the 3 Stages of Customer Experience

By Nolan Godfrey

August 18, 2022

Customer Focus, Relationships

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Few experiences create a better rush of good feeling than getting a new customer through effort and diligence. When hard work pays off with a sale or a contract, it’s a great feeling of accomplishment!

The Key to Acquiring and Keeping Customers for the Long-Term

By Nolan Godfrey

August 15, 2022

Customer Focus, Research, Feedback, Relationships

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Smart companies know that acquiring and keeping customers for life requires more than just a good product or good service. The best way to build a loyal customer base is to create a relationship based on constant interaction throughout an ongoing...