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Recently, after five years of operating under our original name—SpareHire—our company launched a new name and updated brand as Graphite. We didn’t do this because we merged with another company or we needed to...
In any organization, there are people with different personalities, talents and tendencies. This is often highly beneficial because different skills, expertise and perspectives are usually needed to tackle all the different challenges a team might...
There’s a lot of talk about big data and analytics revolutionizing and changing the way we do business, but not everyone is on the same trajectory to see its potentially profound benefits. Recent research...
A few years ago, Dixie Gillaspie, a consultant and business coach, was explaining the need for cross-training and process documentation when things went horribly wrong. She was addressing a medical management team and was...
It’s one of the biggest global trends in business, but “digital transformation” is more than just the latest buzzword or phrase of the day. It’s a phenomenon that’s enabling entirely new business models and...
It’s a puzzling problem that many companies and investors face. You assemble a team of individuals to take on a major new initiative or transform a business, but the effort unexpectedly sputters and ends in...
As another year winds down, many companies are already working on their forecasting and business plans for next year. It’s a time when many of us sift through reports and big data, analyzing the...
In recent days, U.S. markets have been on a roller coaster ride as rising interest rates have rattled investors. However, even though rising interest rates make it more expensive to borrow money and often...
Hiring independent consultants is a great way to meet short-term business talent needs, but it can also alienate your current team members if you don’t approach it properly. When you hire an independent consultant...
A few months ago, Kevin Gibbon, the CEO of Shyp, stared at a blank computer screen for over 10 minutes. He was struggling to type a sentence he’d been dreading and had tried to...
